For the second time in 2024, a collection of four humans is flying on a SpaceX rocket and capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew of the Crew-8 mission launched successfully atop a Falcon 9 and Dragon Endeavour from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, March 3 at 10:53 PM EST (03:53 UTC Monday, March 4).
Upon their arrival at the ISS, the crew will begin their approximately six-month stay whilst taking over duties from the Crew-7 astronauts, who will make their return to Earth aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft no earlier than March 9 following the handover period.