SpaceX launches NASA crew to the International Space Station

Associated Press, NASA, and Florida today | April 27, 2022 | Updated on Apr 27, 2022 at 2:55 pm

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  NASA astronaut Robert Haines waves to his family and friends as he and colleagues depart from the Neil A. Kennedy Space Center operations building in Florida.

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  NASA astronaut Robert Haines gesturing to family and friends as he and colleagues depart from the Neil A Operations Building. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  A SpaceX Falcon rocket sits at Launch Complex 39A Tuesday, April 26, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  NASA mission specialist Jessica Watkins smiles as she talks to her family after leaving the operations building and on a trip to Launch Complex 39-A Wednesday, April 27, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, of Italy, waves as she leaves the Operations and Exit Building on Wednesday, April 27, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  NASA astronaut Bob Hines makes a hand gesture to his family members after leaving the Operations and Checkout Building and a flight to Launch Complex 39-A Wednesday, April 27, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  NASA astronaut Jill Lindgren waves as he leaves the Operations Building and exits for a flight to Launch Complex 39-A Wednesday, April 27, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts, left, Pilot Bob Hines, mission specialist Jessica Watkins, Commander Kjell Lindgren and European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, of Italy, wave as they leave the Operations Building and board a flight to Launch Complex 39- Wednesday, April 27 2022, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts, left, mission specialist Jessica Watkins, pilot Bob Hines, Commander Kjell Lindgren, and mission specialist ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, of Italy, gather together after leaving the operations building and propulsion for a flight to the launch complex. 39-A Wednesday, April 27, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39-A Wednesday, April 27, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Platform 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday, April 27.

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Platform 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday, April 27.

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  In a slow camera exposure, a SpaceX Falcon rocket launched Wednesday, April 27, from Panel 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station.

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  Photographers recorded a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket taking off at this time from exposure to Launch Complex 39-A Wednesday, April 27, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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