A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Sept. 28, 2024. The rocket carried U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague in a Dragon spacecraft that he is set to pilot to the International Space Station. This Crew-9 launch marks the first time that a USSF Guardian has launched into space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Contreras)
| Date Taken: | 09.28.2024 | 
| Date Posted: | 09.28.2024 15:20 | 
| Photo ID: | 8667401 | 
| VIRIN: | 240928-X-NM958-1043 | 
| Resolution: | 2377x3573 | 
| Size: | 2.96 MB | 
| Location: | CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FLORIDA, US | 
| Hometown: | BELLEVILLE, KANSAS, US | 
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