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SpaceX Commercial Crew Set to Launch to Space Station From Kennedy Space Center Sept. 29

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Following a crew handover period, SpaceX Crew-4 will to return to Earth in October

The launch of the fifth SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission is set for Friday, Sept. 29 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Crew-5 launch will carry two NASA astronauts, including Mission Commander Nicole Mann and Pilot Josh Cassada, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will serve as mission specialists. (NASA image)

BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – The launch of the fifth SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission is set for Friday, Sept. 29 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Crew-5 launch will carry two NASA astronauts, including Mission Commander Nicole Mann and Pilot Josh Cassada, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will serve as mission specialists.

This is the first spaceflight for Mann, Cassada and Kikina. It is the fifth trip for Wakata.

Following a crew handover period, astronauts from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission are scheduled to return to Earth in October aboard their SpaceX Dragon Freedom.

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