SpaceX and NASA target Saturday, August 26, for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-7) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The instantaneous launch window is at 3:27 a.m. ET (07:27 UTC/GMT, 09:27 CEST), with a backup opportunity available on Sunday, August 27 at 3:04 a.m. ET (07:04 UTC).

The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew NASA’s Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions to and from the space station. After stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

During their time in the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct science and technology demonstrations to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth.

The Crew-7 mission will transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS).

One NASA astronaut, Jasmin Moghbeli (Commander), one ESA astronaut, Andreas Mogensen (Dragon Pilot) of Denmark, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Konstantin Borisov (Mission Specialist), have been assigned to the mission, with Mogensen as the first non-American to serve as a pilot of Crew Dragon.

Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Mission Specialist) was named to this mission in 2022.