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.
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