NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launch from Kennedy Space Center (13 images)

By Wade Sheridan

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launched from the Kenned Space Center in Florida onboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft named Endurance on Saturday. The crew successfully docked with International Space Station, where they will spend six months aboard.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew-7 Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 26, 2023. NASA's Crew-7 mission has successfully reached the International Space Station. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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The crew will spend six months aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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The astronauts will carry out a range of scientific experiments, technology demonstrations, research and maintenance tasks onboard the space station. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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Photographers atop NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building get the angle as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Crew-7 Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Pad 39A. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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