Crew-1 Crew Arrival at KSC

The #Crew1 crew: Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins & Soichi Noguchi. Their launch to the ISS atop a SpaceX Falcon9 is scheduled for 11/14 @ 7:49pm (ET). (Pic: me, Sun 11/8 after their arrival at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida)

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The Crew Dragon sits atop its ride to the International Space Station, seen Friday, November 13, 2020. It was L-1 when I snapped this picture, but the launch was delayed to Sunday (11/15) at 7:29 pm (ET) to avoid unfavorable downrange weather. 

(Pic: me / Nat Geo)

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The Crew Dragon sits atop its ride to the International Space Station, seen Friday, November 13, 2020. It was L-1 when I snapped this picture, but the launch was delayed to Sunday (11/15) at 7:29 pm (ET) to avoid unfavorable downrange weather. 

(Pic: me / Nat Geo)

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The Crew Dragon sits atop its ride to the International Space Station, seen Friday, November 13, 2020, with a human for scale. It was L-1 when I snapped this picture, but the launch was delayed to Sunday (11/15) at 7:29 pm (ET) to avoid unfavorable downrange weather. 

(Pic: me / Nat Geo)

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The Crew Dragon sits atop its ride to the International Space Station, seen Friday, November 13, 2020. It was L-1 when I snapped this picture, but the launch was delayed to Sunday (11/15) at 7:29 pm (ET) to avoid unfavorable downrange weather. 

(Pic: me / Nat Geo)

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The Crew Dragon sits atop its ride to the International Space Station, seen Friday, November 13, 2020. It was L-1 when I snapped this picture, but the launch was delayed to Sunday (11/15) at 7:29 pm (ET) to avoid unfavorable downrange weather. 

(Pic: me / Nat Geo)

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"The sky calls to us." (Carl Sagan) The Crew-1 rocket stands on the pad, seen Friday. Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover. Shannon Walker & Soichi Noguchi, heroes all, are set to ride that to the International Space Station Sunday (11/15) at 7:29pm (ET). #LaunchAmerica

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The Crew-1 crew motorcade (Teslas for all!) arrives at LC-39A.

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The #crew1 travelled to the pad in style in a Telsa motorcade motorcade. Here is JAXA(宇宙航空研究開発機構)'s Soichi Noguchi waving as he passes by the KSC Press Site. 

(Pic: me / Nat Geo)

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Roughly 2-hours before the Crew-1 launch, the sun set, and the light was just perfect.

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Nine Merlin rocket engines on SpaceX Falcon 9 booster B1061 push the Crew Dragon "Resilience" to orbit. This is a close-up captured by a sound-activated camera as the rocket launched from LC-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Following the successful launch of the first human-rated commercial spaceship, the crew of 4 astronauts will arrive at the International Space Station at approximately 11 pm (ET) Monday night.

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Nine Merlin rocket engines on SpaceX Falcon 9 booster B1061 push the Crew Dragon "Resilience" to orbit. This is a close-up captured by a sound-activated camera as the rocket launched from LC-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Following the successful launch of the first human-rated commercial spaceship, the crew of 4 astronauts will arrive at the International Space Station at approximately 11 pm (ET) Monday night.

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At 7:27pm (ET) Sunday, NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and historic LC-39A for their mission aboard the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon, named "Resilience" by the crew, is the first human-rated commercial spaceship, and this launch marks the return of operational spaceflight from American soil.

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At 7:27pm (ET) Sunday, NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and historic LC-39A for their mission aboard the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon, named "Resilience" by the crew, is the first human-rated commercial spaceship, and this launch marks the return of operational spaceflight from American soil.

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At 7:27pm (ET) Sunday, NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and historic LC-39A for their mission aboard the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon, named "Resilience" by the crew, is the first human-rated commercial spaceship, and this launch marks the return of operational spaceflight from American soil.

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At 7:27pm (ET) Sunday, NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and historic LC-39A for their mission aboard the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon, named "Resilience" by the crew, is the first human-rated commercial spaceship, and this launch marks the return of operational spaceflight from American soil.