SpaceX Crew-5 launch

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon Endurance spacecraft atop launching as part of SpaceX Crew-5 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA on the 5th of October 2022. Endurance launched to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The crew onboard this mission were NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, commander; Josh Cassada, pilot; and Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata, of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina.

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