SpaceX lifts off for ISS in recycled rocket
By DW
25 April 2021 |
1:58 pm
Four astronauts have lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida for a 23-hour flight to the International Space Station. The crew, who met with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk before takeoff, will spend six months on the ISS.
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