SpaceX launches rescue mission to bring home astronauts stranded since June

SpaceX launches rescue mission to bring back stranded astronautsMixed

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00:005, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition, full power, and liftoff of Crew-9. Go Chesa, go Falcon, go NASA.

00:13Liftoff of Crew-9, now soaring to the International Space Station.

00:17Stage 1, full thrust nominal. Copy, 1 Alpha.

00:23Those nine Merlin engines now providing 1.7 million pounds of thrust,

00:27propelling Falcon 9 and Crew-9 and continuing to get good calls from teams here on the ground.

00:38Stage separation and second engine start 1.

00:41You did hear mission control out that we are chilling our engines.

00:44There's confirmation of MECO. Stage separation confirmed.

00:48Stage 2 Alpha. And back ignition. Copy, 2 Alpha.

00:56With that, we have had confirmation of MECO, stage sep, and the ignition of our MVAC engine on board stage 2.

01:04Our next major milestone is going to be the beginning of stage 1 boost back burn,

01:08which is expected in just a couple of seconds here.

01:17Of course, if you are just joining us, you've got views of our first stage on the left-hand side of your screen

01:21and of MVAC burning with our Crew-9 astronauts aboard up in space on the right-hand side of your screen.