ORLANDO, Fla. — Another group of astronauts launched to the International Space Station from Florida on Wednesday night, SpaceX’s third operational crewed flight in less than a year.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron and the European Space Agency’s Matthias Maurer lifted off on time at 9:03 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center’s 39A launch pad. On Thursday, following a 22-hour journey through space, the Crew Dragon capsule, which Crew-3 named Endurance, will reach the ISS for a six-month stay.
“We wish you a great mission. Godspeed. And enjoy the launch,” mission control called out to the astronauts shortly before liftoff.
