SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts prepare to depart from Houston to Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
jsc2021e048157 (Oct. 26, 2021) — SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts (from left) Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron, all from NASA, with Matthias Maurer from ESA (European Space Agency) are at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. The quartet were preparing to depart from Houston aboard NASA’s Gulfstream V research aircraft to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The foursome plan to launch on Oct. 31, 2021, aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance to the International Space Station for a six-month mission.