Read more: Visit websiteLaunch recap: Scroll down to read live updates from the August 1 launch of NASA SpaceX Crew-11 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Onboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will be NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. The group is the 11th crew rotation and 12th overall astronaut launch by SpaceX for NASA.
The launch had originally been set for July 31, but a last minute storm cell stopped the countdown with just over a minute until launch.
Crew-11 will spend six to eight months on the ISS, where they will conduct space station activities, science, and technology demonstrations.
The liftoff is only the beginning of the event for spectators on the Space Coast, as just under eight minutes past the launch the rocket's booster will land at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This will create a thunderous sonic boom, which will be heard shortly after the booster lands.
Update 11:52 a.m.: The Falcon 9 booster has landed at Landing Zone 1, sounding a sonic boom throughout the Space Coast!
Update 11:33 a.m.: SpaceX is still moving towards an 11:43 a.m. liftoff. However, clouds have developed in the area around the launch pad. Lightning would be a risk factor if the clouds were too close to the rocket's path.
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