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A SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Crew Dragon Endeavour launched two NASA astronauts, a Roscosmos cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 12:34 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 2023. (A Feb. 27 attempt was scrubbed less than three minutes before liftoff)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39-A Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — SpaceX Crew Launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in this time exposure photograph from Launch Pad 39-A Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — SpaceX Crew Launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the crew capsule Endeavour launches from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the crew capsule Endeavour lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Crew-6 mission launches from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A on Thursday, March 2, 2023 carrying four passengers to the International Space Station. — SpaceX Crew-6 launch from Kennedy Space Center

Astronauts, from left, Warren Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The astronauts are scheduled to liftoff early Thursday morning on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

The sun sets at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Crew Dragon Endeavour awaits an overnight launch attempt to send four passengers to the International Space Station. — SpaceX Crew-6 from Kennedy Space Center

The Crew Access Arm separates from the Space Dragon Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A late Wednesday ahead of a planned 12:34 a.m. liftoff on Thursday, March 2, 2023 on the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. — SpaceX Crew-6

The four members of Crew-6, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, await walkout on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 for their second launch attempt to the International Space Station set for liftoff at 12:34 a.m. Thursday from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A in the Crew Dragon Endeavour atop a Falcon 9 rocket. — SpaceX Crew-6

Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, left, NASA astronaut Warren "Woody" Hoburg, second from left, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, second from right, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, wear SpaceX spacesuits as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP) — SpaceX Crew Launch

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator watch as NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP) — SpaceX Crew Launch

United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi waves to family members after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are scheduled to liftoff early Thursday morning on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi waves from the backseat of a car after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Al-Neyadi is among four astronauts scheduled to liftoff early Thursday morning on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev waves to family members after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are scheduled to liftoff early Thursday morning on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Pilot Warren Hoburg talks to family members after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are scheduled to liftoff early Thursday morning on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev points to his name on his flight suit as he talks to his family after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Fedyaev is among the four astronauts scheduled to liftoff early Thursday morning on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev meets with family members after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are scheduled to liftoff early Thursday morning on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

From left, Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi wave as they leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The astronauts are scheduled to liftoff early Thursday morning on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the crew capsule Endeavour stands ready on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The launch is scheduled for early Thursday morning. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Photographers reset their remote cameras to cover the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the crew capsule Endeavour near pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The launch is scheduled for early Thursday morning. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

From left, pilot Warren Hoburg, Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Commander Stephen Bowen and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, late Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four-person crew is scheduled to liftoff early Monday on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Commander Stephen Bowen talks to family members after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, late Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four-person crew is scheduled to liftoff early Monday on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi waves after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, late Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four-person crew is scheduled to liftoff early Monday on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Pilot Warren Hoburg talks to family members after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, late Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four-person crew is scheduled to liftoff early Monday on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev gets into a car after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, late Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four-person crew is scheduled to liftoff early Monday on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev talks family members after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, late Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four-person crew is scheduled to liftoff early Monday on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

Astronauts, from left, Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Warren Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi wave to photographers after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, late Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The crew is scheduled to liftoff early Monday on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — SpaceX Crew Launch

A new fleet of black Teslas carting the four crew of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission head past the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center late Sunday, Feb. 6, 2023 on the way to Launch Pad 39-A for their planned 1:45 a.m. Monday liftoff. — NASA and SpaceX Crew-6

NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, right, and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, second from right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, second from left, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, left, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center. — NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Crew Walkout

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator wave as as NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the third crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center. — NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Crew Walkout

The vehicles carrying NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are seen as they depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center. — NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Crew Walkout

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Preflight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A next to the countdown clock at the press site as preparations continue for the Crew-6 mission, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center. (NASA/Joel Kowsky/(NASA/Joel Kowsky))