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Crew-4 Launched to Space Station During ‘An Exciting Time for NASA’

Crew-4 Launched to Space Station During ‘An Exciting Time for NASA’

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 3:52 a.m. EDT on the morning of April 27, 2022, boosting the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. NASA’s Crew-4 astronauts plan to spend six months conducting research to improve life on Earth. Their work also will aid agency preparations for exploration beyond Earth.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Operational with Liftoff of Crew-1

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Operational with Liftoff of Crew-1

The skies over Florida’s Space Coast lit up as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocketed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center sending four astronauts to the International Space Station. After they arrive, the orbiting laboratory will be staffed for the first time by seven astronauts and cosmonauts increasing the amount of time available for research and additional opportunities for discoveries.