The Crew-8 team is still waiting for the green light to return home, as weather off the coast of Florida has delayed their departure. NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission was originally scheduled to undock on Monday night, but has now been delayed to no earlier than 9:05 p.m.EDT. Mission officials are closely monitoring weather conditions before making final decisions.
Crew 8 members Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps (all from NASA) and Alexander Grebenkin from Roscosmos adjusted their sleep schedules, preparing for the planned departure. Since the weather caused a delay, they spent the day following their usual exercise routines and completing their usual tasks aboard the space station. The crew will continue their adjusted sleep shifts, waiting for an updated weather report to know when they can finally undock and return.
Changes for the space station crew
Expedition 72 commander Suni Williams, along with flight engineers Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Don Pettit, also changed their schedules to assist with Crew-8's departure. Following the delay, they enjoyed a lighter workload on Monday, preparing for a possible departure on Tuesday.
The station's cosmonauts, Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Aleksandr Gorbunov, remained focused on their tasks. Ovchinin spent his time replacing parts of the critical support system on the Zvezda service module, while Vagner packed up old equipment on the Progress 88 ship for their next departure. Gorbunov downloaded radiation data and cleaned laptops in the Nauka science module.
With the weather still uncertain, everyone is waiting for the next update to see when the Crew-8 mission can safely undock.
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