NASA Crew-10 Astronauts Launch to ISS on SpaceX Rocket

At last, they're off. The three astronauts and one cosmonaut of the SpaceX Crew-10 mission are on their way to the International Space Station. Liftoff went smoothly, at 7:03 p.m. ET on Friday, when a Falcon 9 rocket lifted the Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, to space. Why was the SpaceX Crew-10 launch delayed? NASA had planned the spacecraft's liftoff for 7:48 p.m. ET Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch complex has a storied history, dating back to the Apollo moon program era of the 1960s. However, a hydraulic system issue meant NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov had to exit the Dragon spacecraft. Plans to try again Thursday were scrapped because of the weather forecast, and moved to Friday. Read more: NASA's 'Stranded' Astronauts Days Away From Coming Home Watching Friday's launch NASA livestreamed the launch at 7:03 ... Read full article.