KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX is preparing to launch four astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Friday morning on the company’s third mission carrying humans to the International Space Station.
As the second long-duration mission flying via SpaceX Crew Dragon, the four astronauts — two American, one Japanese and one European — make up the Crew-2 mission.
This story will be ClickOrlando.com and News 6′s place for all countdown updates. You can watch coverage live in the video player above or choose your own view with more options here. Who: NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet What: Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft Launch time: 5:49 a.m.