NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 waves after walking out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, mission specialist; NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, pilot; and Nicole Mann, spacecraft commander; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist. They will board two Tesla vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at noon EDT.
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October 5, 2022
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NASA/Kim Shiflett
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O&C Building (Crew Quarters)
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