CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Update: Liftoff!
Crew-3 successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center Wednesday evening.
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Read our earlier coverage below:
It’s launch day for SpaceX and NASA’s Crew-3 mission.
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Four astronauts are preparing to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday night.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting to launch the crewed mission at 9:03 p.m.
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NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer will board SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
READ: Crew-3 mission: Here’s when to watch launch from the Space Coast
The launch has been delayed several times due to weather and a minor medical issue with one of the astronauts.
According to NASA, the Crew Dragon Endurance is scheduled to dock with the space station around 7:10 p.m. Thursday.
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