NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew-7 mission on Saturday, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.
The mission is commanded by American Jasmin Moghbeli and includes astronauts from Denmark, Japan, and Russia.
The Dragon spacecraft was carried by a Falcon 9 rocket, lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Crew-7 marks the seventh routine mission to the International Space Station for SpaceX, the first of which occurred in 2020.
NASA uses SpaceX's services through a commercial crew program to reduce reliance on Russian rockets for astronaut transport.
The crew will spend six months aboard the ISS, conducting various science experiments, including studying microorganisms and assessing physiological differences between sleep on Earth and in space.
Crew-7 will join the existing crew on the ISS, and members of Crew-6 will depart for Earth a few days later.
The International Space Station has been continuously inhabited by an international crew since 2001 and is expected to operate until at least 2030.
Private companies are working on commercial space stations to replace the ISS after its decommissioning.
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