An international crew of four astronauts launched toward the International Space Station from Florida on Friday aboard a SpaceX rocket, embarking on a routine NASA mission that could be the first of many to last a couple months longer than usual.

SpaceX launched the Crew-11 on Aug. 1, sending four astronauts to the International Space Station on the record-breaking sixth flight of its Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 successfully entered the International Space Station (ISS) and joined Expedition 73 in a seamless early morning operation. The arrival highlights growing global cooperation, scientific research missions,