SpaceX Crew-5 Falcon 9 Rocket & Crew Dragon Closeup | Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Crew-5 Falcon 9 Rocket & Crew Dragon Closeup | Kennedy Space Center

These are closeup views of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket, at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida prior to Crew-5 launch. Endurance is now carrying NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapu Mann, commander; Josh Cassada, pilot; and mission specialists Koichi Wakata, of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia) to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff was successful at noon EDT on Oct. 5, 2022.

Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Image Dates: October 1-3, 2022

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