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[b]Astronauts depart for launchpad[/b] Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet and Aki Hoshide exited their crew quarters at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building and departed for Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 GMT) on Friday (April 23). The astronauts' ride to the pad were two customized Tesla Model X electric SUVs outfitted with cooling air for their pressure suits. Their vehicles traveled as part of a convoy including support team members and security personnel. Kimbrough and McArthur rode together in one car, with Pesquet and Hoshide in the other. The crew's two vehicles, together with a third carrying support personnel, had the license plates "REDUCE", "REUSE" and "RECYCLE" as a nod to Earth Day on Thursday and the mission being the first to reuse a Falcon 9 first stage and a Crew Dragon capsule. The countdown continues for the scheduled 5:49 a.m. EDT (0949 GMT) launch.
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