The countdown to the launch of Crew-6 is officially on! This Sunday, April 11th at 3:00pm EDT, Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be the witness to a spectacular launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It's a big day for the space exploration community, as the launch of Crew-6 marks the first human launch from U.S. soil since the retirement of the space shuttle 11 years ago.

The crew is an international collaboration, with three NASA astronauts and one each from Japan and the United Arab Emirates. It's been a long road to this mission, which was delayed due to high winds that caused a delay at the launch facility two weeks ago. The mission isn't just about the launch though. The Crew-6 members are set to conduct three months of research on the International Space Station. Their research mission is part of a broad effort to expand and increase our understanding of science in space