"Countdown to Liftoff: SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Launches Tonight"

NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch Crew-8 to the International Space Station (ISS) tonight, with a live stream of the mission currently underway on NASA TV. The crew comprises NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. The astronauts will travel on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and spend about six months living and working aboard the ISS. This mission marks the eighth crew rotation flight of SpaceX’s human space transportation system to the ISS through NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.