Crew 8 is expected to remain aboard the space station until the end of August.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on March 3, 2024, from NASA’s from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission into orbit for a mission to the International Space Station.
“Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX on another successful launch to the International Space Station! On this eighth crew rotation mission, we are once again showing the strength of our commercial partnerships and American ingenuity that will propel us further in the cosmos,” said Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator. Following the launch, the Dragon spacecraft named Endeavor detached from the Falcon 9’s second stage to reach its destination.
This marks the eighth crew rotation mission that NASA has sent to the ISS using a SpaceX launch vehicle since May 2020 under its Commercial Crew Program. The Crew-7 astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli, Andreas Mogensen, Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov will return to Earth a few days later. “Crew-8 will conduct new scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth,” NASA
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