NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says the United States is entering a “golden era,” of space exploration.
Nelson held a media briefing ahead of the Crew-4 launch.
SpaceX Crew-4 is Crew Dragon’s fourth NASA commercial crew operational flight. The mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station.
The Crew-4 flight will carry NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.