VIDEO: SpaceX crew prepares for launch to International Space Station.

The takeoff today in Florida will be the third time SpaceX will have sent people to the ISS, reusing a rocket and crew capsule for the first time
Mission Crew-2 to the International Space Station.

Blast off is set for 5:49 am Eastern Time (0949 GMT) from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

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#BREAKING SpaceX launches third crewed mission to ISS: AFP
#VIDEO SpaceX launched its third crew to the International Space Station an hour before sunrise Friday, recycling a rocket and spacecraft for the first time
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