A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon space capsule lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, April, 23, 2021 in Cape Canaveral, FL.
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ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (hidden), inside the capsule at launch pad at Launch Complex 39A ahead of the Crew-2 mission, April 23, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. – SpaceX is set to launch its third crew to the International Space Station early April 23, 2021, reusing a rocket and crew capsule in a human mission for the first time.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station.
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NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet arrive for the boarding of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule, before the launch of the NASA commercial crew mission.
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk arrives ahead of the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule.
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SpaceX launched its third crew to the International Space Station early April 23, 2021, reusing a rocket and crew capsule in a human mission for the first time. The Crew-2 mission blasts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 am Eastern Time (0949 GMT), after being delayed a day by adverse weather along the flight path.
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NASA, Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk watches the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the balcony of Operations Support Building II carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASAs SpaceX Crew-2 mission.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen to the right of the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
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This video grab image courtesy of NASA TV shows part of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it enters orbit with the Crew-2 mission on April 23, 2021.
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Astronauts Shane Kimbrough (R) and Megan McArthur speaking on a microphone in the SpaceX Falcon 9 crew capsule in orbit with the Crew-2 mission on April 23, 2021.
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Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speaking on a microphone in the SpaceX Falcon 9 crew capsule in orbit with the Crew-2 mission.
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The burner from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew-2 mission astronauts, is seen near a star after lifting off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021.
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From L), ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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This video grab image courtesy of NASA TV shows the second stage separation (R) of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it enters orbit with the Crew-2 mission on April 23, 2021.
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Astronauts in the cockpit of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft after lift off for the Crew-2 mission from Launch Complex 39A, Friday, April 23, 2021.
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Photographers set up remote cameras for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is rolled to Launch Complex 39A on April 22, 2021.
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