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SpaceX image reveals critical step before Inspiration4 mission

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: Sep. 13, 2021

Preparations are coming to an end for SpaceX’s next crewed rocket launch. And while any crewed spaceflight is worth paying attention to, this one is especially exciting.

SpaceX rocket launch at night seen from Titusville, FL with destroyed dock in foreground

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Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule on launchpad

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On September 12, SpaceX shared photos of the Falcon 9 rocket and attached Dragon crew capsule on NASA’s Launch Complex 39A — the same launch site that sent Apollo 11 astronauts to the Moon.

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