A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a four-person crew toward the International Space Station from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission includes two NASA astronauts, one Canadian Space Agency astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut.
Mission objectives and crew details
The crew members are traveling to the orbiting laboratory aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. They are scheduled to remain on the station for up to six months to conduct scientific research and maintenance operations.
Corroboration of the launch
The BBC reports that the rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with the international crew. NPR confirms the launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and specifies the composition of the team as two NASA astronauts, one Canadian, and one Russian cosmonaut.
The crew is currently en route to the station to begin their extended mission.