NASA and SpaceX Prepare for the Launch of Crew-3 Mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen prior to being rolled out to the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-3 mission, Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission is the third crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer are scheduled to launch on October 31 at 2:21 a.m. ET, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo by SpaceX/UPI