SpaceX Rocket Launches With Astronauts Aboard

SpaceX Rocket Launches With Astronauts Aboard Enlarge this image toggle caption John Raoux/AP John Raoux/AP A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Florida early Friday morning on what is becoming a routine mission, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station. The company's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center just before 6 a.m. EDT, topped with a Crew Dragon capsule. Sponsor Message This is the third flight of the Crew Dragon capsule since May of last year, when astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launched on the inaugural crewed flight to the station. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who came to the station aboard another Crew Dragon capsule in November, are set to leave on April 28.