SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Launch
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•SpaceX launches Crew-9 astronauts from upgraded Florida pad to return Boeing Starliner crew home
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Crew-9 is the first -ever astronaut mission to the International Space Station .
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at Florida 's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today .
SpaceX and NASA spent two years upgrading the launch pad with a new crew launch tower, access arm and emergency escape slide to prepare it for astronaut flights.
The mission's Dragon capsule, named Freedom , is ferrying just two people to the ISS instead of the usual four .
SpaceX's Crew-9 astronauts will arrive at the International Space Station on Sunday, Sept. 29 .
Docking is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EDT ( 2130 GMT) Follow our missions update page to watch the crew-9 docking live.
It's unclear when SpaceX's Starliner will be cleared to start flying operational crewed missions.
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