The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on top, that will launch the Crew-5 astronauts. AFP
The SpaceX Crew-5 mission members, from left, Nicole Aunapu Mann, Anna Kikina, Josh Cassada and Koichi Wakata pose as they arrive at the Kennedy Space Centere to prepare for a launch scheduled for October 5 aboard a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata speaks at a press conference as, from left, US astronaut Nicole Mann, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina and US astronaut Josh Cassada look on. AFP
This is SpaceX’s fifth flight for Nasa under the space agency’s Commercial Crew Programme. It was delayed from October 3 due to Hurricane Ian. AFP
Josh Cassada speaks at the press conference at the Kennedy Space Centre. AFP
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on top, that will launch the Crew-5 astronauts. AFP
The SpaceX Crew-5 mission members, from left, Nicole Aunapu Mann, Anna Kikina, Josh Cassada and Koichi Wakata pose as they arrive at the Kennedy Space Centere to prepare for a launch scheduled for October 5 aboard a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata speaks at a press conference as, from left, US astronaut Nicole Mann, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina and US astronaut Josh Cassada look on. AFP
This is SpaceX’s fifth flight for Nasa under the space agency’s Commercial Crew Programme. It was delayed from October 3 due to Hurricane Ian. AFP
Josh Cassada speaks at the press conference at the Kennedy Space Centre. AFP
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on top, that will launch the Crew-5 astronauts. AFP
