NASA is preparing to send U.S.- and Russian astronauts to orbit the International Space Station tomorrow.
SpaceX is collaborating on the project as Elon Musk’s company plans to launch Crew-5.
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Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral (Florida) looks poised to launch the rocket.
This is despite the destruction and chaos caused by Hurricane Ian.
Should everything go according to plan, liftoff is set for tomorrow at noon Eastern Time.
A recent review test identified no serious issues.
Steve Stich, Manager of Nasa’s Commercial Crew Program said: “We are proceeding toward launch on Wednesday.”
It involves NASA astronaut Nicole Mann (Nasa) and Josh Cassada (NASA).
The mission will also include a Japanese spaceflyer Koichi Wakata as well as a Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina.
Despite Roscosmos’ announcement of plans to build its own station, Russia and Nasa still have an agreement about the International Space Station.
Russia’s move away from Nasa and the west comes after sanctions were placed on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.
Yuri Borisov, the new leader of Roscosmos, the state-controlled space company Roscosmos.
He said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Roscosmos will fulfill all its upstanding obligations.
Borisov previously said: “The decision to leave the station after 2024 has been made.”
But, Kathy Lueders from Nasa’s Space Operations Chief later stated that Russian officials wanted to maintain the ISS Partnership until their own space station is ready.