The new crew will replace four station fliers who returned to Earth ahead of schedule last month due to a medical issue.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023.

Four rockets have launched so far in March from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, and two more could launch within the next week.

The Space Coast set a new launch record in 2023 with 72 orbital missions from either Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The pace of launches could ramp up by the end of 2024 ...