SpaceX Launches Crew of Private Astronauts to Space Station
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft is prepared for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 21, 2023.
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SpaceX launched four private astronauts en route to the International Space Station, including the first woman from Saudi Arabia to travel to space.
The crew lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission, operated by Axiom Space Inc., is the second of four human spaceflight launches that SpaceX is set to handle for the company.