The Crew-5 million -- conducted under SpaceX's flight contract with NASA -- launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at about 9 a.m. California time. The launch had been set for Monday, but was pushed back by two days due to Hurricane Ian.
Among the four crew members traveling to the Space Station in the Crew Dragon capsule Endurance is Anna Yurievna Kikina, who is the first Russian cosmonaut to fly on a SpaceX mission into orbit. It is also her first space flight.
Rounding out the crew are NASA astronaut Josh A. Cassada and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata. SpaceX is known for reusing equipment to dramatically cut costs of spaceflight. But the Falcon 9 rocket used Wednesday was making its maiden voyage. According to SpaceX, the Crew-5 members will conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations during their five months aboard the space station.
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