NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission departed for the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, on March 2, 2023.
The astronauts will stay on the ISS for six months.
IMAGE: NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission includes NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, Mission Specialist Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA Commander Stephen Bowen and Mission Specialist Sultan Al-Neyadi from the United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Steve Nesius/Reuters
IMAGE: The astronauts take the car to the launch pad. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev prepares to be transported to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
IMAGE: Family members embrace as they watch the astronauts head to the launch pad. Photograph: Red Huber/Getty Images
IMAGE: SpaceX Crew-6 mission launches at 12:34 am EST on March 2. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off, here and below. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
Photograph: Red Huber/Getty Images
IMAGE: Falcon 9 is airborne. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
IMAGE: A long shot view of the launch. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: The Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft flies into space. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
IMAGE: Falcon 9 disappears in the night sky. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
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