SpaceX launches crew to ISS successfully: ‘Thanks for an amazing ride’

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:22:30 GMT

Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit, is making her second trip to the space stationFour astronauts rocketed into orbit on Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he is away.SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for Nasa after a three-week delay to fix the capsule’s leaking fuel system. Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but in the end, the skies cleared enough to allow for a safe liftoff. Continue reading...

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