SpaceX Crew-2彩排

On Sunday, April 18, 2021, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-2 mission launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crew-2 mission is the second operational mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

McArthur, Kimbrough, Pesquet, and Hoshide are scheduled to launch at 6:11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 22, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

2021年4月18日，星期日，美国宇航局的宇航员梅根·麦克阿瑟（Megan McArthur）和谢恩·金夫洛（Shane Kimbrough）、欧洲航天局（ESA）的宇航员托马斯·佩斯奎（Thomas Pesquet）和JAXA（日本宇航局）的宇航员星光明彦（Akihiko Hoshide）穿着SpaceX宇航服，正准备出发。在佛罗里达州的NASA肯尼迪航天中心进行Crew-2任务发射前的彩排时，他们准备离开尼尔·A·阿姆斯特朗（Neil A. Armstrong）操作和检查大楼前往39A发射中心。Crew-2任务是SpaceX载人龙飞船和猎鹰9号火箭前往国际空间站的第二次飞行任务，是NASA商业载人计划的一部分。

麦克阿瑟、金夫洛、佩斯奎和星光明彦计划于美国东部时间4月22日（周四）上午6:11从肯尼迪航天中心的39A发射场发射升空。

图片来源：NASA/Aubrey Gemignani