# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CN_BElflb-3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733537-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-04-22T22:15:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

An international crew of four are just hours from launch to the ISS!⁣
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Astronauts Shane Kimbrough (Astro_Kimbrough) and Megan McArthur (Astro.Megan) of NASA, Thomas Pesquet (Thom_Astro) of the EuropeanSpaceAgency, and Akihiko Hoshide of JAXAjp will board their SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft and lift off at 5:49 a.m. EDT (9:49 UTC), Fri., April 23.⁣
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📸 The Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-2 mission, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at NASAKennedy in Florida. ⁣
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Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky⁣
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#Crew2 #CapeCanaveral #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Rocket #LaunchAmerica

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capecanaveral, rocket, launchamerica, spacex, crew2, crewdragon

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