Washington, March 4 -- The Falcon 9 booster carrying the Crew Dragon spaceship with an international team on board has been successfully launched from Florida and is currently heading to the International Space Station (ISS), the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said on Monday.
"We have liftoff! Three first-time fliers and a veteran are en route to the Space Station. Separation confirmed: Crew 8 is now cruising to its destination, where they will conduct research to benefit humanity. Projects include studying how to improve human health in space. Docking at the Space Station is targeted for 3 a.m. ET (0800 UTC) [8:00 GMT] on March 5," NASA wrote on X.
The mission started at 03:53 GMT on Sunday. The launch was initia...