“It turns out Friday the 13th is a very lucky day,” SpaceX Launch Control radioed once the astronauts reached orbit.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of four astronauts destined for the International Space Station lifted off before dawn Friday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The request to send a new crew to the ISS for a likely eight- or nine-month stint in orbit was expedited to help fill vacancies left due to NASA’s first medical evacuation last month. The four astronauts on their way to orbit will bring the ISS back to full staff.
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