N° 36–2023: Media advisory for Crew-7 launch with ESA Astronaut Andreas Mogensen

First news conference is a mission overview with representatives from ESA, NASA and JAXA.

This will be followed with the crew news conference, which is the final media opportunity to speak to the Crew-7 astronauts before they travel to NASA Kennedy for launch. The targeted date for launch is no earlier than Tuesday 15 August.

ESA’s Andreas Mogensen will travel to space for the second time, beginning his mission Huginn. He will be the pilot of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. Accompanying Andreas is NASA astronaut and Mission Commander Jasmin Moghbeli, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov as mission specialists.

Both news conferences will be streamed via esawebtv.esa.int.

Registration

International media without U.S. citizenship wishing to participate in person must apply by 17:00 ET (23:00 CEST) on Wednesday 12 July. Though the deadline has passed, please contact NASA as soon as possible if you wish to attend in person.

For media seeking a remote interview with the crew must apply by 17:00 ET (23:00 CEST) on Friday 21 July.

U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media must apply by 17:00 ET (23:00 CEST) on Friday 21 July.

Media must request credentials from the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov.

Media interested in participating by phone must contact the Johnson newsroom before 09:45 ET (15:45 CEST) the day of the event.

Participants include (all times CEST only)

18:30: Mission Overviews News Conference

• Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington
• Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Johnson
• Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
• Frank De Winne, manager, International Space Station Program, ESA
• Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, Human Space Flight Technology Directorate, JAXA

20:00:  Crews News Conference

• Andreas Mogensen, ESA astronaut, Crew-7 pilot
• Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA astronaut, Crew-7 spacecraft commander
• Satoshi Furukawa, JAXA astronaut, Crew-7 mission specialist
• Konstantin Borisov, Roscosmos cosmonaut, Crew-7 mission specialist
• Loral O’Hara, NASA astronaut, Soyuz MS-24 flight engineer

21:30: Crews Individual Interview Opportunities

• Crew-7 members and Loral O’Hara will be available for a limited number of interviews.

Social media

Andreas Mogensen's Instagram
Andreas Mogensen's Facebook
Andreas Mogensen's Twitter

Follow ESA on:

Twitter: @esa @esaspaceflight

Instagram: Europeanspaceagency
Facebook: EuropeanSpaceAgency
YouTube: ESA

Further information

Information on the Huginn mission:

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Huginn

Images

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreasmogensen

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

ESA's Photo Library for Professionals:
https://www.esa-photolibrary.com/

Terms and conditions for using ESA images:
www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Videos

Andreas Mogensen at ESOC - What an astronaut needs to know

Sound Bites - English

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

ESA's Video Library for Professionals:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:
https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

 

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

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