A Russian has launched to orbit with SpaceX for the first time.
today at noon EDT , kicking off a roughly 29-hour journey to the orbiting lab.
"I am very proud to represent Native Americans and my heritage," Mann said during a press conference on Oct. 1, shortly after the Crew-5 astronauts arrived at KSC."We're all from very unique, different backgrounds. We all came from different educations and different job specialties. And it's really great to see everyone coming together."
When T-0 struck on today's instantaneous launch window, the nine Merlin engines that power the Falcon 9's first stage roared to life, lifting the 230-foot-tall rocket off the pad. "It was a smooth ride, and I see all the three happy faces here, to be back in zero-g," Wakata told mission control just after that milestone occurred."Thank you so much!"
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