SpaceX spaceship blasts off to ISS carrying Russian cosmonaut: live feed
Caption: (L-R) Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina, NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann arrive ahead of the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew5 Dragon, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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A SpaceX spacehip blasted off from Florida for the International Space Station Wednesday, carrying a Russian crewmate, in a voyage that carries symbolic significance amid the Ukraine war.
"Let's do this," said Crew-5 mission commander Nicole Mann, who is set to become the first Native American in space, shortly before liftoff. Anna Kikina, the only female cosmonaut currently in service, is also part of the four-crew team.