NASA’s Kathy Lueders says at the briefing for Ax-1 that ISS operations are normal for now, but continuing to monitor the situation. That includes having Mark Vande Hei come back on a Soyuz in a month.
SpaceX’s Benji Reed says there’s margin in the schedules of both Ax-1 (launching March 30) and Crew-4 (mid-April), so even if Ax-1 were to slip a few days it shouldn’t be a problem. Ax-1 will fly the Crew Dragon Endeavour, while Crew-4 will use a new Crew Dragon.
Lueders reiterates that ISS operations remain normal, just like three weeks ago. Would be a “sad day” if could not peacefully cooperate in space.
Final preparations for the Ax-1 mission continue, with some final refresher training coming up before going into prelaunch quarantine.
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