WATCH LIVE: NASA SpaceX rocket takes astronauts to Worldwide House Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket goes to launch a crew of astronauts to the Worldwide House Station Wednesday, marking the second of three rocket launches this week.

The 4 crew members — astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada of NASA, astronaut Koichi Wakata of JAXA, or Japan Aerospace Exploration Company, and cosmonaut Anna Kikina of Russia's house company Roscosmos, is scheduled to depart from Cape Canaveral, in Florida, at midday and is anticipated to dock on the house station at 5 p.m. EDT.

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Mann, who's the commander of the flight, would be the first Native American lady to fly to orbit.

“I'm very proud to symbolize Native People and my heritage,” Mann mentioned at a press convention Saturday. “I believe it’s vital to have fun our variety and in addition notice how vital it's once we collaborate and unite, the unbelievable accomplishments that we will have.”

The crew will stay on the Worldwide House Station 5 months, becoming a member of an extended listing of astronauts to function the full-time workers aboard the station because it opened in 1998. The house station isn't owned by a selected nation, and can be operated via a minimum of 2024. NASA mentioned it can proceed working station till a minimum of 2030, however Russia says it can withdraw after 2024 to deal with constructing its personal house station in roughly 2028.

An Atlas V rocket launched two satellites into orbit Tuesday, turning into the primary rocket to launch from Florida since Hurricane Ian flooded parts of the state. The third and ultimate launch out of Cape Canaveral this week is scheduled for Thursday night.