Creating a golden streak in the sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after liftoff from the pad at Launch Complex 39A at 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2, 2023 carrying the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour for NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Aboard Dragon are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, and Woody Hoburg, pilot, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut, and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut. 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.
NASANational Aeronautical and Space AdministrationKSCKennedy Space CenterJSCJohnson Space CenterUAEUnited Arab EmiratesMohammed bin Rashid Space CenterMBRSCSpaceXCommercial Crew ProgramCCPCrew-6SpaceX Crew-6International Space StationISSAstronautsNASA AstronautsCosmonautRoscosmosBill NelsonNASA AdministratorBob CabanaAssociate AdministratorJanet PetroKSC Center DirectorStephen BowenWoody HoburgSultan AlneyadiAndrey FedyaevLaunch Complex 39ALC-39ASpaceX Falcon 9 RocketSpaceX Crew Dragon SpacecraftSpaceX Dragon SpacecraftEndeavour