KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA held a Post Launch press conference following the successful liftoff of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, March 14 at 7:03 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a crew of 4 astronauts and cosmonauts.
The press conference was held in the media auditorium at the KSC Press Site.
Here is the complete NASA video: Streamed live on March 14, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/live/XqQIhSiR4bk?si=S7T_QnrpNJd3yKTI
Following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, leaders from NASA, JAXA, and SpaceX held a post-launch news conference to discuss the launch and take media questions. Scheduled participants:
- Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate
- Dana Hutcherson, deputy manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy
- Dina Contella, deputy manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
- Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
- Mayumi Matsuura, vice president and director general, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA
Ken Kremer and Jean Wright of Space UpClose attended the briefing
Listen to Ken Kremer question about the ongoing ISS air leaks at the 47 minute mark.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission carried NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov to the International Space Station.
Learn more about Crew-10 and the schedule of launch events: https://go.nasa.gov/3XwnPmF
It will take about 28.5 hours for the spacecraft to autonomously dock to the space station at 11:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 15, while traveling 17,000 mph orbiting the Earth.
The Crew 10 science mission to the orbiting laboratory is expected to last about four months into the summer.
This is the 10th crew rotation mission and the 11th human spaceflight mission for NASA to the space station supported by the Dragon spacecraft since 2020 as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Upon reaching the orbiting laboratory, the newly arrived crew will join NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9, who will familiarize them with ongoing science and station maintenance work, which supports a safe transition of operations aboard the space station.
Following a brief handover and pending weather conditions, Crew-9 NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will board a SpaceX spacecraft, undock from station, and splashdown off the coast of Florida.
Here is more about the members of Crew-10, a mix of veterans and rookies
Born in Spokane, Washington, this is NASA astronaut Anne McClain’s second spaceflight to the space station since becoming an astronaut with the agency in 2013. During her first mission, McClain spent 204 days as a flight engineer during Expeditions 58 and 59, and completed two spacewalks, totaling 13 hours and 8 minutes. Since then, she has served in various roles, including branch chief and space station assistant to the chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office.
The Crew-10 mission will be the first spaceflight for Nichole Ayers, who is a major in the U.S. Air Force and the first member of NASA’s 2021 astronaut class named to a crew. Ayers served as an instructor pilot and mission commander in the T-38 ADAIR and F-22 Raptor, leading multinational and multiservice missions worldwide. She has more than 1,400 total flight hours, including more than 200 in combat. Ayers was born in San Diego, California, but currently lives in Colorado Springs with her husband.
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will be embarking on his second mission to the space station. Since becoming a JAXA astronaut in 2009, he spent 113 days in space as a flight engineer for Expeditions 48 and 49 after launching aboard the Soyuz MS-01 mission in 2016.
The Crew-10 mission also will be Kirill Peskov’s first trip to the International Space Station. Before his selection as a cosmonaut in 2018, he was a co-pilot on the Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft for airlines Nordwind and Ikar. Assigned as a test cosmonaut in 2020, he has additional experience in skydiving, zero-gravity training, scuba diving, and wilderness survival.
Ken Kremer Interviews about Crew 10 launch and more
Mar 9/10/11 Fox 35 Orlando: Crew-10 preps for Wednesday launch. The four astronauts are preparing for launch to the ISS on Wednesday.
Hours after returning from vacation Fox 35 requested to interview me about the busy week in space ahead on many topics – and what it all means in the face of idiotic budget cuts: Crew 10 astronaut launch to ISS, return of NOT STRANDED Butch and Suni on Crew 9 dragon , future of ISS , my experience watching starship explosion from Grand Cayman and implication for human lunar lander on Artemis 3 & space coast launches, Dream Chaser and robotic lunar landers and more. Includes my Starship test flight 8 launch explosion photo
Video: https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1605657
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