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NASA all systems go for manned launch to ISS Monday morning

NASA gave an all systems "go" for the launch of a SpaceX capsule on top of a Falcon 9 booster, scheduled for Monday morning at 1:45 a.m.

NASA was given a "Go" for the launch of a four-man crew to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Florida during the early morning hours on Monday.

In a blog on the space agency’s website, NASA said the Launch Readiness Review for SpaceX Crew-6 was good to go for a liftoff targeted for 1:45 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

The four-man crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, will spend nearly 25 hours in the SpaceX Dragon capsule as it catches up to the ISS.

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According to NASA, the crew is expected to dock with the space station at 2:38 a.m. on Tuesday.

Once there, all four crew members will remain in the microgravity laboratory for about six months, where they will conduct science experiments and maintenance.

Coverage of the launch will begin at 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, which can be found on NASA TV or NASA.gov.

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Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation using SpaceX’s human space transportation system, as well as the program's seventh flight with astronauts.

The crew will board the Dragon Endeavour, which was previously used for Demo-2, Crew-2, and Axiom Mission 1, NASA said on its website.

Once the rocket lifts off, it will reach an orbital velocity of 17,500 mph just before separation of the capsule and booster.

The Dragon capsule will start out attached to the Falcon 9 booster, which is fueled with liquid oxygen and rocket grade kerosene, and powered by nine SpaceX Merlin engines.

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