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A team of astronauts that launched from the Kennedy Space Center late Sunday night has arrived at the International Space Station.
Less than 28 hours after liftoff, the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft docked at ISS around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
READ: WATCH: Crew-8 launches from Space Coast, on target for 6-month stay aboard ISS
About an hour later, Crew-8 members stepped inside and were embraced by other teams onboard, already hard at work.
The @SpaceX Dragon Endeavor hatch opens at 3:50am ET (0850 UTC) and #Crew8 is welcomed aboard the @Space_Station. pic.twitter.com/jmVk1oxJaZ
— NASA (@NASA) March 5, 2024
Crew-8 will spend six months on board ISS, performing hundreds of experiments.
Meantime, Crew-7, who launched from our Space Coast back in August, is set to return to Earth in about a week.
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