The French Thomas Pesquet took off aboard a capsule of the company Space X, and with three other astronauts, to join the International Space Station, from Florida.
Liftoff, greeted by applause in SpaceX's control room, took place at 11:49 a.m. KST.
The SpaceX rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday with four astronauts on board, including Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, bound for the International Space Station (ISS), the first minutes of the flight going well.
Liftoff, greeted by applause in SpaceX's control room, took place at 11:49 a.m. KST.
They are leaving for a six-month mission.
In addition to the French astronaut, the mission called Crew-2 includes two American astronauts, Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, a Japanese, Akihiko Hoshide.
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This is the third manned flight for SpaceX, a private company founded by Elon Musk which now transports NASA astronauts after nine years of American dependence on Russian Soyuz rockets.
3 .. 2 .. 1 .. and liftoff!
Endeavor launches once again.
Four astronauts from three countries on Crew-2, now making their way to the one and only @Space_Station: pic.twitter.com/WDAl8g7bUK
- NASA (@NASA) April 23, 2021
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