SpaceX Launches Crew-7 Astronauts On Mission To The Space Station, For NASA

On its mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX Dragon lifted off atop a brand new Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday (Aug. 26) at 0727 UTC from the Kennedy Space Center, carrying astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli (NASA / mission commander); ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, pilot; mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov. Falcon 9's first stage shut down and separated from the upper stage approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds into the launch today. The Falcon 9's first stage touched down about 7.5 minutes after liftoff at SpaceX's Landing Zone-1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is next door to KSC. Dragon is expected to dock with the ISS on Sunday (Aug 27)