TRIBNNEWS.COM – SpaceX launched its fourth astronaut mission to NASA.
The mission is part of the agency’s commercial crew program.
Four astronauts successfully launched into the International Space Station (ISS).
Quotes Space, a Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon capsule flies over the Kennedy NASA Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States on Wednesday (11/10/2021) at 21:03 local time.
Rocket take off from Pad 39A.
The launch marks the start of the Crew-3 mission SpaceX, which will carry four astronauts namely King Chari of NASA, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron, along with Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency, on a 22-hour flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
“Thanks for a great trip; it was even better than we imagined,” Chari, Crew-3 mission commander, told NASA mission control after the crew arrived safely in orbit.
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After a series of weather-related delays, the Crew-3 launch countdown went smoothly, with the sales crew addressing critical leaks and checking communications ahead of schedule.
The crew seemed relaxed and ready for action as the minutes ticked by.
“What a beautiful launch,” said the association administrator NASA Bob Cabana during a live stream.
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