NASA Social Crew-5 Photo Op

NASA Social participants for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-5 launch are photographed at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Oct. 4, 2022. SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, commander; Josh Cassada, pilot; and Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata, of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at noon EDT on Oct. 5, 2022.