SpaceX successfully launches latest crew of astronauts to the space station for NASA
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Update April 27th, 4:18AM ET: SpaceX successfully launched the crew from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 3:52AM ET. The astronauts will now spend roughly 17 hours en route to the ISS, and are due to dock with the space station at around 8:15PM ET, reports Reuters.
Original Story: In the early morning hours, SpaceX is set to launch its seventh crewed mission to orbit, this time sending three NASA astronauts and an Italian astronaut to the International Space Station. Their launch will spark the beginning of a six-month stay on board the ISS, part of SpaceX's commitment to NASA to periodically fly astronauts to and from the orbiting lab.
The mission, called Crew-4, is SpaceX's fourth operational human spaceflight mission to the ISS for...