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    Crew-5 launched toward the International Space Station on Oct. 5.

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    Liftoff!

    Liftoff!

    SpaceX launched the Crew-5 astronaut mission for NASA on Oct. 5, 2022 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The four crewmembers heading to the International Space Station for a five-month stay are NASA's Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan's Koichi Wakata and cosmonaut Anna Kikina. 

    Mann is the first Native American woman to reach space, and Kikina is the first Russian to fly with SpaceX.

    Read more: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts ready for historic mission

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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

    Coming down and going up

    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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    Rocket landing!

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    Spacecraft separation

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    In zero-g

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    Going to the pad

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    The Crew-5 astronauts — from left to right, NASA's Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, Japan's Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina — head to the launch pad ahead of liftoff on Oct. 5, 2022.

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    Crew-5 hardware on the pad

    Crew-5 hardware on the pad

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    Beauty shot

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    Crew-5 astronauts arrive at KSC

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    Official Crew-5 portrait

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    Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, "Out There," was published on Nov. 13, 2018. Before becoming a science writer, Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. To find out what his latest project is, you can follow Michael on Twitter.

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