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Added on the 22/05/2020 21:31:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts lifts off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on a historic first private crewed flight to the International Space Station. IMAGES
NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission astronauts arrive at the Kennedy Space Center. Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, are scheduled to head to the International Space Station on April 22. IMAGES
Four astronauts bid farewell to their families ahead of their launch on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring. IMAGES
America's first crewed spaceship since the Space Shuttle era is journeying aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule "Endeavour" back to Earth, where it is set to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico at 2:48 pm (1848 GMT). IMAGES
Images of the moment NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are told that SpaceX's landmark launch to the International Space Station is postponed due to poor weather. The decision was made with around 20 minutes to go until takeoff. IMAGES