Erik Kuna for Supercluster
With the successful liftoff and docking of Crew-5 last week, SpaceX has now launched 30 humans to orbit since May 2020, when Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley became the first astronauts to fly aboard Dragon.
NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapu Mann, and Josh Cassada, along with JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina. Mann is now the first woman of Native American descent to reach space. Kikina is the first cosmonaut to fly on an American spacecraft in 20 years.
Supercluster photographer Erik Kuna was at Kennedy Space Center to capture the "walkout" of Crew-5 to the launch complex and shot the liftoff itself from NASA's Press Site while using remote cameras placed at the pad.
One noticeable change to Launch Complex 39A is the emerging Starship orbital launch tower.
Erik Kuna for Supercluster
Erik Kuna for Supercluster
JAXA's Koichi Wakata (Erik Kuna for Supercluster)
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