SpaceX launches crew to ISS

BBC Science Thursday 01 October 2026, 16:32 UTC 1 min read

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The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.

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