Dr Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State visits Ames. Takes a demonstration ride in the Tesla Motors Electric Car. Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer traveling with Dr Rice addresses the assembled media and Ames staffers

A Tesla with a tag that reads “ISSBND” is photographed at historic Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal for launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 23, 2020, ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. The Tesla will take Demo-2 crew members Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the launch pad on launch day. Demo-2 will serve as an end-to-end flight test of SpaceX’s crew transportation system, providing valuable data toward NASA certifying the system for regular, crewed missions to the orbiting laboratory under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff is targeted for 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27.

A customized Tesla Model X vehicle is parked outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti will make their way to the vehicles, which will transport them to Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, is scheduled for today at 3:52 a.m. EDT from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

A customized Tesla Model X vehicle is parked outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti will make their way to the vehicles, which will transport them to Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, is scheduled for today at 3:52 a.m. EDT from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

The SpaceX Crew-3 mission insignia is in view in the upper left on the windshield of a SpaceX Tesla Model X car outside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on launch day, Nov. 10, 2021. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; Kayla Barron, mission specialist; and Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and mission specialist, will launch in Crew Dragon Endurance atop the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts say goodbye to their families outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide will then board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members walk down the hallway of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left, front to back, are ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 say goodbye to friends and family after exiting the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. From left are Mission Specialists Anna Kikina, Roscosmos cosmonaut, and Koichi Wakata, of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, spacecraft commander, and Josh Cassada, pilot. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at noon EDT.

A banner hangs above the door where NASA SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts will exit from at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Samantha Cristoforetti, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins walk out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and make their way to the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts say goodbye to their families outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide will then board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Samantha Cristoforetti, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins walk out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Samantha Cristoforetti, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins wave to their families outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida before getting into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

One of the Tesla Model X cars that will carry NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A is photographed at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Oct. 5, 2022. The license plate tag reads “blast off.” NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, spacecraft commander, and Josh Cassada, pilot; Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, mission specialist; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist, will launch to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endurance spacecraft lifted off at noon EDT.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 say goodbye to friends and family after exiting the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. From left are Mission Specialists Anna Kikina, Roscosmos cosmonaut, and Koichi Wakata, of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, spacecraft commander, and Josh Cassada, pilot. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at noon EDT.

On May 23, 2020, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken (right) and Douglas Hurley pose for a photo as they prepare to take a ride in a Tesla that will transport them from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A on launch day at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a full dress rehearsal ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft will carry Behnken and Hurley to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, returning human spaceflight capability to the U.S. after nearly a decade. Launch is slated for 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27.

Crew-4 astronauts, from left, front to back, Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti wave after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members Jasmin Moghbeli, Andreas Mogensen, Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov play a traditional card game on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, inside the suit-up room in the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, they will get into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-7 is scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

In view outside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 1, 2023, SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts board the first of two Tesla vehicles that will transport NASA’s them to Launch Complex 39A for launch to the International Space Station. Launch of the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour atop the Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2 from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

Crew-4 astronauts Jessica Watkins, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti, and Kjell Lindgren form a huddle after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. They are making their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 walks out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. In front are NASA astronauts Josh Cassada (left) and Nicole Mann, and behind them are Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (left) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at noon EDT.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members Jasmin Moghbeli, Andreas Mogensen, Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov wave to their families and friends on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, they will get into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-7 is scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

Crew-4 astronauts Jessica Watkins, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti, and Kjell Lindgren form a huddle after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. They are making their way to the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 waves after walking out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, mission specialist; NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, pilot; and Nicole Mann, spacecraft commander; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at noon EDT.

A look at the license plate on one of the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members to the pad at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew – featuring NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov – to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-7 is scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Samantha Cristoforetti, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins wave to their families outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida before getting into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts say goodbye to their families outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide will then board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts walk out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 1, 2023. In front, from left are NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; and NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander. Behind them, from left are Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; and Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch at 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2 from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. From left are ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, mission specialist; NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, pilot; NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

Family members of NASA SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts say goodbye as the astronauts are secured inside two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A after emerging from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, mission specialist; Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and Victor Glover, pilot; along with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist, will board the Crew Dragon at the launch pad. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts walk out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. In front, from left are NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; and NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander. Behind them, from left are Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; and Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but launch was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts wave to family and friends after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on launch day, Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. From left are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and mission specialist, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn; pilot; Raja Chari, commander; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

Crew-4 astronauts wave after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. From left are: mission specialist Jessica Watkins, pilot Bob Hines, commander Kjell Lindgren, and mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts participate in a countdown dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 28, 2021, to prepare for the upcoming Crew-3 launch. The astronauts are at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building as they prepare to enter the Tesla cars for the trip to Launch Pad 39A during the rehearsal. In view is European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer. The four-person crew will launch aboard the Crew Dragon atop the Falcon 9 on Oct. 31 to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for 2:21 a.m. EDT from Pad 39A. Crew-3 is the third crew rotation flight to the space station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, and the first flight of a new Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Seen here are all the mission stickers for crewed launches under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) that were placed on one of the Tesla Model X cars that carry astronauts from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts participated in a countdown dress rehearsal on Oct. 2, 2022, in preparation for the upcoming Crew-5 launch. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapu Mann and Josh Cassada, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of the agency’s CCP. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for noon EDT on Oct. 5, 2022, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

Seen here is a close-up view of stickers for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3, Crew-4, and Crew-5 missions that were placed on one of the Tesla Model X cars that carry astronauts from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts participated in a countdown dress rehearsal on Oct. 2, 2022, in preparation for the upcoming Crew-5 launch. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapu Mann and Josh Cassada, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for noon EDT on Oct. 5, 2022, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

A signed banner hangs in the elevator inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, along with JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, will exit the O&C and board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts walk through the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. In front, from left, are NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, pilot, and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, spacecraft commander. Behind them, from left, are ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, mission specialist, and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. In front, from left, are NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, pilot, and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, spacecraft commander. Behind them, from left, are ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, mission specialist, and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts walk through the hallway in the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. In front, from left are NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Raja Chari, commander. Behind them, from left are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency astronaut) and mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa smiles outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Furukawa and his crewmates are preparing to get into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew – which includes NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov – to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-7 is scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, in front, left, along with Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro, wait to greet NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 crewmembers as they exit the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. Also in view in the second row, from left are Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator, and Pam Melroy, NASA deputy administrator. In view in the third row, middle, is Kelvin Manning, Kennedy deputy director. The Crew-6 astronauts will board two Tesla vehicles for transport to Launch Complex 39A for launch to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour atop the Falcon 9 rocket. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

In view outside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023, is one of two Tesla vehicles that will transport NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts to Launch Complex 39A for launch to the International Space Station. Crew-6 astronauts, from the right are NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; and Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts wave to family and friends after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on launch day, Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. From left are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and mission specialist, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn; pilot; Raja Chari, commander; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts greet their family members after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. From left are Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist. They will board one of the Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A after emerging from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; Victor Glover, pilot; and Shannon Walker, mission specialist; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist will board the Crew Dragon for the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen smiles outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Mogensen and his crewmates are preparing to get into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew – which includes NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov – to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-7 is scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (left) and Robert Behnken speak to their families before entering the Tesla Model X that will transport them from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. The launch, initially scheduled for May 27, 2020, was scrubbed due to unfavorable weather conditions around Launch Complex 39A. The next launch attempt will be Saturday, May 30. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. EDT from historic Launch Complex 39A. Behnken and Hurley will be the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts walk outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, pilot; ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, mission specialist; and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialist then boarded two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members, from left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa acknowledge family and friends on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, they will get into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-7 is scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts wave to family and friends after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on launch day, Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. From left are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and mission specialist, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn; pilot; Raja Chari, commander; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. In front, from left are NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot, and NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander. Behind them, from left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts walk through the hallway in the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. In front, from left are NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Raja Chari, commander. Behind them, from left are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency astronaut) and mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

Crew-4 astronauts wave after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. From left are: mission specialist Jessica Watkins, pilot Bob Hines, commander Kjell Lindgren, and mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts wave to family and friends after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on launch day, Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. From left are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and mission specialist, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn; pilot; Raja Chari, commander; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts greet their family members after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. Crew-6 astronauts are NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts greet their family members after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 1, 2023. In view at left is Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. The crewmembers will board one of the Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket. Launch is targeted for 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2 from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts wave after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. From left are Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; and Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley (right) enter the Tesla Model X that will transport them from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 launch on May 30, 2020. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 3:22 p.m. EDT. Behnken and Hurley are the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts get ready to board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A after emerging from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. In view at far right is JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. From left are NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, mission specialist; Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and Victor Glover, pilot. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts walk out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. In front, from left, are NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Raja Chari, commander. Behind them, from left, are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency astronaut) and mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

During a countdown dress rehearsal of launch day activities on Nov. 12, 2020, the mission and crew insignias for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission are in view in the windshield of a Tesla vehicle at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A carrying NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi to the space station for a six-month science mission.

Crew-4 astronauts wave after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. From left are: mission specialist Jessica Watkins, pilot Bob Hines, commander Kjell Lindgren, and mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch today at 3:52 a.m. EDT, from Pad 39A at Kennedy.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley make the journey from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as they prepare to embark on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission on May 30, 2020. The astronauts are being transported to the launch pad in a Tesla Model X. Behnken and Hurley are the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft occurred at 3:22 p.m. EDT. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

The NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

A large mural is on the wall in the hallway leading to the exit where NASA SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts will leave the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

The NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

Two Tesla vehicles carrying the NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are on their way to Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Inside the vehicles are NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot; NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

After NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley enter the Tesla Model X that will transport them from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, their families approach the car to give their goodbyes ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission on May 30, 2020. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft occurred at 3:22 p.m. EDT. Behnken and Hurley are the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts walk out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. In front, from left are NASA astronauts Raja Chari, commander; and Tom Marshburn, pilot. Behind them, from left are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency astronaut) and mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

Two Tesla vehicles carrying the NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are on their way to Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Inside the vehicles are NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot; NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts walk out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. In front, from left, are NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Raja Chari, commander. Behind them, from left, are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency astronaut) and mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov smiles outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Borisov and his crewmates are preparing to get into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew – which includes NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa – to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-7 is scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

The NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. In front, from left are NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot, and NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander. Behind them, from left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

Two Tesla vehicles carrying the NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are on their way to Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Inside the vehicles are NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot; NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

In view outside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023, is one of two Tesla vehicles that will transport NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts to Launch Complex 39A for launch to the International Space Station. Crew-6 astronauts are NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; and Andrei Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts get ready to board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A after emerging from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. In view at far right is JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. From left are NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, mission specialist; Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and Victor Glover, pilot. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

The NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. In front, from left are NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot; and NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander. Behind them, from left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

The NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts visit with family members after emerging from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. From left, are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts greet their family members after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. At far left is Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist. The crewmembers will board one of the Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket. Launch is targeted for 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2 from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (left) and Robert Behnken speak to their families before entering the Tesla Model X that will transport them from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 launch on May 30, 2020. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 3:22 p.m. EDT. Behnken and Hurley are the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts walk out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. In front, from left, are NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Raja Chari, commander. Behind them, from left, are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency astronaut) and mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

The NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020. In front, from left are NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot; and NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander. Behind them, from left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts wave after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 1, 2023. From left are Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg, pilot; NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; and Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Launch is targeted for 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2 from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, 2020 and stop to wave to family members, guests and members of the media. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience capsule will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts wave after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. From left are Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; and Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021. From left are ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, mission specialist; NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, pilot; NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew-2 is the second regular crew mission of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A to the space station for a six-month science mission.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley make the journey from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as they prepare to embark on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission on May 30, 2020. The astronauts are being transported to the launch pad in a Tesla Model X. Behnken and Hurley are the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft occurred at 3:22 p.m. EDT. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts greet their family members after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 1, 2023. From left are Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg, pilot; and NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander. The crewmembers will board one of the Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket. Launch is targeted for 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2 from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts greet their family members after walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. From left are NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; and NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander. They will board one of the Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

During a countdown dress rehearsal for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, the astronauts exit the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building and work their way to the Tesla vehicles for the trip to Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 28, 2021. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist, along with Matthias Maurer, with the European Space Agency, and also a mission specialist, will launch aboard the Crew Dragon atop the Falcon 9 to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for no earlier than Nov. 6 at 11:36 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-3 is the third crew rotation flight to the space station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, and the first flight of a new Crew Dragon spacecraft.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members, from left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa acknowledge family and friends on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, outside of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, they will get into the customized Tesla Model X vehicles that will transport them to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-7 is scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT.

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts wave to family and friends after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on launch day, Nov. 10, 2021. They will make their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A. From left are Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and mission specialist, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn; pilot; Raja Chari, commander; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist. The Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon Endurance will launch the four-person crew to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

After NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley enter the Tesla Model X that will transport them from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, their families approach the car to give their goodbyes ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. The launch, initially scheduled for May 27, 2020, was scrubbed due to unfavorable weather conditions around Launch Complex 39A. The next launch attempt will be Saturday, May 30. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. EDT from historic Launch Complex 39A. Behnken and Hurley will be the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley make the journey from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as they prepare to embark on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. The astronauts are being transported to the launch pad in a Tesla Model X. The launch, initially scheduled for May 27, 2020, was scrubbed due to unfavorable weather conditions around Launch Complex 39A. The next launch attempt will be Saturday, May 30. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A. Behnken and Hurley will be the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley make the journey from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as they prepare to embark on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. The astronauts are being transported to the launch pad in a Tesla Model X. The launch, initially scheduled for May 27, 2020, was scrubbed due to unfavorable weather conditions around Launch Complex 39A. The next launch attempt will be Saturday, May 30. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A. Behnken and Hurley will be the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, this will be SpaceX’s final flight test, paving the way for the agency to certify the crew transportation system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory.

The convoy carrying NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen through the windows of firing room four as it makes its way to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission is the first crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Hopkins, Glover, Walker, and Noguchi are scheduled to launch at 7:27 p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)