SpaceX为美国航空航天局成功发射四名宇航员前往国际空间站，执行为期六个月的任务1。此次发射从卡纳维拉尔角太空军基地进行，在延迟三周后实现升空，延迟原因是胶囊燃料系统泄漏需要修复1。宇航员指挥官杰西卡·沃特金斯在此次任务中创造历史，成为首位领导轨道乘务员的黑人女性1。这是SpaceX为美国航空航天局发射的第13个载人飞行任务1。
此次飞行耗时八小时，创造了SpaceX最快的上升纪录1。飞行团队包括指挥官沃特金斯、美国宇航员卢克·德莱尼、加拿大皇家空军上校约书亚·库特里克和俄罗斯宇航员谢尔盖·特特里亚特尼科夫1。沃特金斯是地质学家，曾参与美国航空航天局火星漫游车好奇号项目1。库特里克的妻子海瑟预计在11月下旬生育他们的第三个孩子，这意味着他将在太空中迎接这一时刻1。
沃特金斯在发射后表示"感谢这一段惊人的旅程"1，库特里克则说"我们感到自己是世界上最幸运的人之一"1。
SpaceX has successfully launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on behalf of NASA, following a three-week delay caused by repairs needed to address a fuel system leak in the capsule 1. The crew lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base and completed the journey in eight hours, marking SpaceX's fastest crewed flight to date 1.
The mission represents the 13th crewed flight SpaceX has conducted for NASA 1. Mission Commander Jessica Watkins, a geologist who previously worked on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover project, made history as the first Black woman to lead an orbital crew 1. Also aboard are Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel whose wife Heather is expected to give birth to their third child in late November; Luke Delaney; and Sergey Teteriakov 1. Upon arrival, Watkins expressed her gratitude, saying "Thanks for an amazing ride," while Kutryk reflected, "We feel like we're some of the luckiest people in the world" 1. The crew is scheduled for a six-month mission aboard the station 1.
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