Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA's 10th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. The agency's SpaceX Crew-10 mission is targeting launch on Wednesday, March 12, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The launch will carry NASA astronauts Anne McClain as commander and Nichole Ayers as pilot, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov as mission specialists. This is the first spaceflight for Ayers and Peskov, and the second mission to the orbiting laboratory for McClain and Onishi.

Media accreditation deadlines for the Crew-10 launch as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program are as follows:

International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13.
U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media organizations must apply by 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 23.

All accreditation requests must be submitted online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

NASA's media accreditation policy is online. For questions about accreditation or special logistical requests, email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. Requests for space for satellite trucks, tents, or electrical connections are due by Friday, Feb. 21.

For other questions, please contact NASA Kennedy's newsroom at: 321-867-2468. For information on Spanish-language coverage at Kennedy Space Center or to request Spanish-language interviews, please contact Antonia Jaramillo at 321-501-8425 or Messod Bendayan at 256-930-1371.

For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Source: prnewswire.com

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