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Crystal-clear skies above Kennedy Space Center welcomed the launch of four people atop a SpaceX rocket Wednesday, giving way to a day-long flight to the International Space Station with the first Russian passenger.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, set for liftoff on Wednesday, will host a cosmonaut for the first time under an agreement between NASA and Russia.

Conditions for the first of three back-to-back rocket launches this week should be mostly favorable, Space Force weather forecasters said.

Space Coast launch providers hope to clear a backlog of missions with three back-to-back flights next week, a cadence necessary after Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane Ians impacts appear to have been minimal across the Space Coasts military bases and spaceport, though recovery teams are still checking.

Hurricane Ians impacts appear to have been minimal across the Space Coasts military bases and spaceport, though recovery teams are still checking.

NASA and Space Force officials continued stepping up storm preparations early Wednesday as Hurricane Ian, still a major storm, moved toward Florida.

SpaceX is set to beat the bad weather with another Falcon 9 launch tonight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA teams found a potential culprit that scrubbed the Artemis I moon missions last attempt, setting the stage for a fueling test this week.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vaulted off its Florida pad Saturday, taking 34 Starlink internet satellites and wrapping up one of two weekend launches.