A New Crew Launches to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – March 8, 2024

​On March 3, 2024, NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, carrying NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (commander), Michael Barratt (pilot), Jeanette Epps (mission specialist), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin (mission specialist) to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew embarked on an approximately eight-month mission, contributing to various scientific experiments and research aboard the ISS.