NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission: Crew Departure+Commander's Message to World

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission: Crew Departure+Commander's Message to World

From left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov of Russia, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, as well as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 crew members play the traditional card game with NASA astronaut chief Joe Acaba, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Friday, March 14, 2025.

These are views of Crew-10 departing the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov of Russia, lifted off successfully from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 7:03 p.m. EDT Friday, March 14, 2025.

Once the crew safely reached Earth orbit, Crew-10 Commander Anne McClain shared this message: "Thank you to all of the teams from across the world who contributed to the launch today. Space flight is tough, but humans are tougher."

"Days like today are made possible only when people choose to do the harder right over the easier runs, build relationships, choose cooperation, and believe in the inherent goodness of all people across the world. To my family and friends, without you, I would not be here."

"Explore boldly. Live gracefully. Go Crew-10!"

Crew-10 Pilot Nichole Ayers also stated: "We are not the first humans to reach orbit and we would not be here without the bravery and hard work of those who paved the way for human spaceflight. We now get the unique perspective of Earth without borders and get to revel in the connectedness of humanity . . ." 

The flight is the 10th crew rotation with SpaceX to the station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP). While aboard, the international crew will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare humans for future missions and benefit people on Earth.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

To learn more about NASA and the Kennedy Space Center please visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy

Image Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett/Cory Huston
Image Date: March 14, 2025

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