SpaceX launches crew to ISS successfully: ‘Thanks for an amazing ride’
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched four astronauts to the International Space Station after a three-week delay. The crew includes Jessica Watkins, who is the first Black woman to lead a mission to orbit.
Why it matters
This mission highlights the continued progress of commercial spaceflight and marks a significant milestone for diversity in space exploration.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off carrying astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Canada’s Joshua Kutryk and Russia’s Sergey Teteryatnikov from Florida’s Cape Canaveral space force station on Thursday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off carrying astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Canada’s Joshua Kutryk and Russia’s Sergey Teteryatnikov from Florida’s Cape Canaveral space force station on Thursday. Florida SpaceX launches crew to ISS successfully: ‘Thanks for an amazing ride’ Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit, is making her second trip to the space station
Prefer the Guardian on Google Four astronauts rocketed into orbit on Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he is away.
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