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SPACEX Crew Dragon To Carry NASA Astronauts To ISS

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Published November 14, 2020 at 12:15 PM EST

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NASA astronauts Victor Glover, front left, Mike Hopkins, front right, Shannon Walker, back left, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, back right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they walk out of the Neil A. Armstr

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.";

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NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, left, is seen along with her fellow crewmates Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, as they prepare to depart the Ne

Joel Kowsky / NASA

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Photo documentation of the Plant Habitat-02 investigation aboard the International space Station (ISS). The Assessment of Nutritional Value and Growth Parameters of Space-grown Plants (Plant Habitat-02) uses the Advanced Plant Habitat to cultivate Radishe

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Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. T";s:

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Four NASA astronauts are blasting off in the SPACEX Crew Dragon spacecraft tonight, if all things go according to plan.

The astronauts will spend up to six months at the International Space Station conducting scientific research. “Crew-1” is the first crew rotation mission to the orbiting laboratory, with a goal of paving the way for commercial space flight. WAMC’s Jackie Orchard spoke with NASA astronaut Mike Fincke about the mission.