The Stars My Destination: Crew-5 Launch

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The Space Age
On 5 October 2022, Spacecraft Commander Nicole Mann (N.A.S.A.), Pilot Josh Cassada (N.A.S.A.), Mission Specialist 1 Koichi Wakata (J.A.X.A.), & Mission Specialist 2 Anna Kikina (Roscosmos) lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center's LC-39A aboard the Crew Dragon Endurance (Dragon C210) atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Kikina is the first cosmonaut to fly aboard a Commercial Crew Program capsule.

Wakata is a veteran of four previous spaceflights (STS-72; STS-92; STS-119, Expeditions 18/19/20, & STS-127; & Soyuz TMA-11M & Expeditions 38/39), while Mann, Cassada, & Kikina are rookies.

Crew-5 is the second flight of the Endurance.

Bonus! Song o' the Day: Crew-5 & the Endurance!
The Aquabats!, "Luck Dragon Lady!" from Hi-Five Soup! (Space Cadet Captain Thumbs Up!)

The Wayback Machine Tour of Launch America
Demo-2 Launch & Demo-2 Splashdown
Crew-1 Launch, Crew-1 Relocation, & Crew-1 Splashdown
Crew-2 Launch & Crew-2 Splashdown
Crew-3 Launch & Crew-3 Splashdown
Crew-4 Launch

Godspeed, Crew-5!