SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts lift off for a mission to the International Space Station.

From left: SpaceX Crew-8 members Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps depart their crew quarters for the launch pad before their mission to the International Space Station, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., March 3, 2024.

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