The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon atop, soars upward after liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. Aboard the Crew Dragon are the SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist; along with Matthias Maurer, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and mission specialist. Launch time was at 9:03 p.m. EST. The Crew Dragon Endurance will carry the four-person crew to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Photographer NASA/Kevin O'Connell and Bob Lau
Album SpaceX_Crew_3
Location Launch Complex 39A
Date November 10, 2021
NASANational Aeronautical and Space AdministrationKSCKennedy Space CenterJSCJohnson Space CenterESAEuropean Space AgencySpaceXCommercial Crew ProgramCCPCrew-3International Space StationISSAstronautsNASA AstronautsESA AstronautsRaji ChariTom MarshburnKayla BarronMatthias MaurerLaunch Complex 39ALC-39ASpaceX Falcon 9 RocketSpaceX Crew Dragon SpacecraftSpaceX Dragon SpacecraftEndurance