Watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station aboard their Dragon spacecraft Freedom. Docking is scheduled for approximately 8:15 p.m. EDT (00:15 UTC, April 28).
Once aboard the orbiting laboratory, astronauts Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Kjell Lindgren of NASA, alongside Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency), will spend nearly six months conducting new scientific research in areas such as materials science, health technologies, and plant science to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit life on Earth.
Crew-4 lifted off on April 27 at 3:52 a.m. ET (7:52 UTC) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Watch the launch broadcast replay: https://youtu.be/JNKPbe_gacg
