Photos: SpaceX rocket lifts Crew-6 astronauts to the space station | United States | Florida | NASA

On March 2, 2023, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, the “Falcon 9” (Falcon 9) rocket carrying the SpaceX manned Dragon spacecraft (Crew Dragon) launched from the “Kennedy Space Center” ( Kennedy Space Center) Launch Pad 39A lifts off. (Jim Watson/AFP)

[The Epoch Times, March 3, 2023](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Lin Zirong) In the early morning of Thursday (March 2) Eastern Time, NASA (NASA) used SpaceX’s “Falcon 9” (Falcon 9) The rocket, carrying a spacecraft called Endeavor, successfully transported the four astronauts of the Crew-6 space mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carried the “Crew Dragon” named Endeavor to perform the Crew-6 mission and lifted off from launch pad 39A of the “Kennedy Space Center” (Kennedy Space Center) in Florida, USA, 25 Hours later, Endeavor docked with the ISS shortly after 1:40 a.m. ET on the 3rd.

There are four members of this mission, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, Russian space agency astronaut Andrey Fedyaev, and American astronaut Warren Hoberg (Warren Hoburg) and Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates.

The research team of the four astronauts will conduct more than 200 experiments on the space station. NASA says some of the research will help lay the groundwork for future human expeditions to the moon and beyond under the Artemis lunar landing program.

Warren Hoburg, a member of the Crew-6 space mission, gives a thumbs up to the crowd before the rocket launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, March 2, 2023. (Chandan Khanna/AFP)

Crew-6 space mission member Sultan Alneyadi greets the crowd before the rocket launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/AFP)

Crew-6 space mission member Andrey Fedyaev says goodbye to his family before a rocket launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/AFP)

Members of the Crew-6 space mission in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, March 2, 2023: (from left to right) Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos Fedyaev, U.S. astronaut Warren Hoburg, Commander Stephen Bowen and Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi pose for a photo ahead of the launch. (Jim Watson/AFP)

On March 2, 2023, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the United States, the “Falcon 9” (Falcon 9) rocket carrying the SpaceX manned Dragon spacecraft (Crew Dragon) was ready to launch from the “Kennedy” in 3 seconds. Launch pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center. (Gregg Newton/AFP)

On March 2, 2023, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, the “Falcon 9” (Falcon 9) rocket carrying the SpaceX manned Dragon spacecraft (Crew Dragon) launched from the “Kennedy Space Center” ( Kennedy Space Center) Launch Pad 39A lifts off. (Chandan Khanna/AFP)

On March 2, 2023, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, the “Falcon 9” (Falcon 9) rocket carrying the SpaceX manned Dragon spacecraft (Crew Dragon) launched from the “Kennedy Space Center” ( Kennedy Space Center) Launch Pad 39A lifts off. (Chandan Khanna/AFP)

On March 2, 2023, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, the “Falcon 9” (Falcon 9) rocket carrying the SpaceX manned Dragon spacecraft (Crew Dragon) launched from the “Kennedy Space Center” ( Kennedy Space Center) Launch Pad 39A lifts off. (Jim Watson/AFP)

On March 2, 2023, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, the “Falcon 9” (Falcon 9) rocket carrying the SpaceX manned Dragon spacecraft (Crew Dragon) launched from the “Kennedy Space Center” ( Kennedy Space Center) Launch Pad 39A lifts off. (Chandan Khanna/AFP)

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