Launch Thread: SpaceX Falcon 9 - NASA Crew-1 (USCV-1)

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First operational Crew Dragon mission edition!

Launch window: Instantaneous; November 15 7:27 PM EST / November 16 00:27 UTC
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FIaPBOJgc
>Coverage begins at 3:15 PM EST

Probability of violating weather constraints: 50% (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon%209%20NASA%20Crew-1%20L-1%20Forecast%20-%2015%20Nov%20Launch.pdf?ver=gxDlBV6SbfqWEcSFP7zczw%3d%3d)
Backup launch: November 16th
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1061.1 (prior launches: N/A)
Launch pad: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
First stage landing: On autonomous spaceport droneship 'Just Read the Instructions'

Payload: Crew Dragon C207.1 "Resilience"
Crew: Mike Hopkins (Commander), Victor Glover (Pilot), Shannon Walker (Mission Specialist), Soichi Noguchi (JAXA)
Payload mass & destination orbit: ~10,000kg; ~400 km @ 51.64° (ISS)
Mission duration: 6 months on the International Space Station
>https://www.nasa.gov/crew-1
>https://www.nasa.gov/specials/ccp-press-kit/main.html
>https://www.spacex.com/launches/
>https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-1/

Launch viewing guide for Florida: http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html
SpaceX twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX