Liftoff! Launch lights up Space Coast as Crew-7 heads to ISS for 6-month mission

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — After a successful launch Saturday morning, Crew-7 is on the way to the International Space Station.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission lifted off from Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center just before 3:30 a.m.

The focus now will be on a successful rendezvous and docking for Crew-7 and getting Crew-6 home safely.

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The launch was delayed after mission managers decided Thursday night to take extra time for a closer look at one of Dragon spacecraft’s environmental control and life support system components.

But after the all-clear Saturday, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov are on course to dock with the ISS.

Once the crew members arrive Sunday, they’ll need to get right to work.

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During their six months aboard the ISS, they’ll conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations which will include the collection of microbial samples from the exterior of the Space Station.

Their research will also include a study on the body’s response to different durations of space flight.

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