emirates7 - A team of four astronauts from different countries launched toward the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday from Florida aboard a SpaceX rocket, beginning a standard NASA mission that may extend several months longer than usual, according to Reuters.
The crew — consisting of two NASA astronauts, one Russian cosmonaut, and one Japanese astronaut — lifted off at 11:43 a.m. ET (1543 GMT) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule mounted on a Falcon 9 rocket, successfully launching despite overcast skies.
They are expected to reach the ISS around 3 a.m. ET (0700 GMT) on Saturday following an approximately 16-hour journey.
The crew — consisting of two NASA astronauts, one Russian cosmonaut, and one Japanese astronaut — lifted off at 11:43 a.m. ET (1543 GMT) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule mounted on a Falcon 9 rocket, successfully launching despite overcast skies.
They are expected to reach the ISS around 3 a.m. ET (0700 GMT) on Saturday following an approximately 16-hour journey.