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SpaceX launches a Dragon capsule for a NASA mission to the International Space Station, carrying Americans Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency. IMAGES
SpaceX's 'Starship' rocket, the largest ever built, takes off from the space company's Texas launch site. CEO Elon Musk hopes the ship will one day colonize Mars and NASA is awaiting a modified version to land humans on the Moon. The first test in April ended in a spectacular explosion over the Gulf of Mexico. IMAGES
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks with the International Space Station (ISS), carrying NASA’s Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Russia's Andrey Fedyaev, and Sultan al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates. IMAGES
SpaceX Crew dragon capsule docks successfully with the International Space Station. IMAGES
A SpaceX Dragon carrying four tourists separates from the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket 12 minutes after liftoff, with the four tourists on board now in orbit The Inspiration4 mission, the first to send an all-civilian crew to orbit, will venture deeper into space than the International Space Station. IMAGES
After a final group photo, the four astronauts Thomas Pesquet, Megan McArthur, Shane Kimbrough and Akihiko Hoshide say goodbye to their technical teams and get into cars headed towards the Crew Dragon capsule. IMAGES
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