NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Mission to ISS Set for March 12 Launch: International Team Embarks on Science Expedition

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission is scheduled for launch on Wednesday, March 12, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will utilize a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to transport astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for a science expedition. The crew includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain (commander) and Nichole Ayers (pilot), JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov as mission specialists. This marks the first spaceflight for Ayers and Peskov, while McClain and Onishi will be embarking on their second mission to the orbiting laboratory. Media accreditation is open, with online requests required through NASA's media accreditation portal.