SpaceX Crew-6 launch a success

Photo by: SpaceX
Photo by: SpaceX

(Merritt Island, FL) -- SpaceX's Crew-6 mission is finally off the ground.

Liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center took place just after midnight Eastern time.

On board are two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the first long-duration astronaut for the United Arab Emirates.

The crew will spend six months at the ISS before returning to Earth.