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PHOTO GALLERY: SpaceX Crew-7 Launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Early Saturday Morning

By  //  August 26, 2023

launched Saturday at 3:27 a.m. ET

WATCH: SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Launch from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday at 3:27 a.m. ET.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Dragon’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-7) on Saturday, August 26 at 3:27 a.m. ET, to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (SpaceX Image)
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Dragon’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-7) on Saturday, August 26 at 3:27 a.m. ET, to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (SpaceX Image)
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Dragon’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-7) on Saturday, August 26 at 3:27 a.m. ET, to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (SpaceX Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Dragon’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-7) on Saturday, August 26 at 3:27 a.m. ET, to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Sunday, August 27, approximately 29 hours after liftoff. Follow Dragon and the crew’s flight below.

During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct science and technology demonstrations to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth, in addition to space station maintenance activities.