As a child growing up in Northern California, Marine Col. Nicole Mann would look at the stars and wonder if she could ever explore them herself.
The Navy officer-led NASA Crew-8 mission successfully blasted off Sunday.
The Crew-9 mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, designed to shuttle workers to and from the International Space Station.
The Space Force's reusable, robotic craft is carrying classified experiments. There's no one on board.
