They have arrived at 39A
Source: @NASASpaceflight

Larry knows the traditional way to greet a SpaceX pad ninja!
Source: @NASASpaceflight

The walk to space! Crew ingress getting underway.
Source: @spacex360

SLS Artemis-1 and Crew Falcon 9 on 39B and 39A respectively:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmAv2cyh_nE
Source: @NASASpaceflight

Crew ingress complete.
Source: @spacex360

Our #Ax1 crew is now seated in the Dragon spacecraft and will begin pre-launch checklists.
  
✔️comms check 
✔️seats rotated  
✔️suit leak checks  

NEXT: side hatch for flight will close for flight = key visual milestone on the timeline to liftoff!
Source: @Axiom_Space

‍Communication checks complete. Seats have also been rotated into position. Suit leak checks in progress. Hatch closure coming up.
Source: @spacex360

Bad leak check on Crew Dragon. Reopening the hatch to check the seal.
Source: @nextspaceflight

Update: Good leak check on the second attempt.

Falcon 9 is into fueling for launch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLk_Vqp7nw
Source: @NASASpaceflight

🟢 We are GO for launch

Liftoff of Falcon 9 and Dragon on the first all-private human spaceflight mission to the ISS!
Source: @SpaceX

Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway
Source: @SpaceX

Falcon 9’s first stage booster has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship

The booster has now helped deliver 8 astronauts to orbit.
Source: @SpaceX

Some perspective on Crew Dragon's rapid rise: It has now flown 22 astronauts into orbit. China, widely regarded as having the second-most capable space program in the world, has launched 20 astronauts since 2003.
Source: @SciGuySpace

Dragon has separated from Falcon 9’s second stage
Source: @SpaceX

Dragon will perform a series of burns on its way to the space station for a targeted docking at 11:45 UTC on Saturday, April 9
Source: @SpaceX

Ax-1 on orbit
Source: @SpaceX

Follow Dragon and the Ax-1 astronaut’s flight to the space station → http://spacex.com/launches/ax-1/
Source: @SpaceX

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B1062's journey from MECO to landing [Sped Up]
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