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    Liftoff!

    Liftoff!

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    Into the blue

    Into the blue

    Crew-5's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule climb into the Florida sky shortly after lifting off on Oct. 5, 2022.

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    Coming down and going up

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    The Crew-5 Falcon 9 first stage returns to Earth (left) while the upper stage powers its way to orbit (right) on Oct. 5, 2022.

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    Crew-5 hardware on the pad

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    The Crew-5 Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule stand atop Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida shortly after rolling out on Oct. 1, 2022.

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    Official Crew-5 portrait

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