"Expedition 68: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Flight Day 1 Highlights | Oct. 5, 2022"

Join us as we witness the thrilling highlights from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission, launching from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On October 5, 2022, at 12 p.m. EDT, the Crew-5 astronauts embarked on their journey to the International Space Station, marking the fifth commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, carrying NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina into orbit. Stay tuned as they begin their long-duration science mission on the space station, with the Crew Dragon docking autonomously to the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 4:57 p.m. EDT on October 6. Experience the excitement of space exploration with us! 🚀🌌 #NASA #SpaceX #Crew5 #InternationalSpaceStation #ElonMusk