File:NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Final Prelaunch Engine Firing Test (NHQ202402270001).jpg

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A during a brief static fire test ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, Tuesday, Feb.

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English: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A during a brief static fire test ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission is the eighth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin are scheduled to launch at 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

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Taken on 27 February 2024

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NASA Headquarters / NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

Keywords

Kennedy Space Center; Crew-8; Crew-8 Preflight; SpaceX; Falcon 9; Florida; Roscosmos; Crew Dragon; Commercial Crew Program; Static Fire; Cape Canaveral; Launch Complex 39A

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