NASAâs SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts
to Discuss Science Mission
Nov 01, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY M24-144
NASAâs SpaceX Crew-8 at the agencyâs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Pictured left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin,
NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps.
Credit: SpaceX
After spending 235 days in space, NASAâs SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-flight news conference at 3:15
p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 8, from the agencyâs Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew
Dominick, and Jeanette Epps will answer questions about their mission. The three crew members, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, returned
to Earth on Oct. 25. Grebenkin will not participate because of his travel schedule.
NASA will provide live coverage on NASA+ and
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platforms, including social media.
Media are invited to attend in-person or virtually. For in-person attendance, media must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at: jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov or
281-483-5111. Media participating by phone must dial into the news conference no later than 10 minutes prior to the start of the event to ask questions. Questions also may be submitted on social media using #AskNASA. A copy of NASAâs media
accreditation policy is available on the agencyâs website.
The crew spent more than seven months in space, including 232 days aboard the orbiting laboratory, traveling nearly 100 million miles, and completing 3,760 orbits around Earth. While
living and working aboard station, the crew completed hundreds of science experiments and technology demonstrations.
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