SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts rehearse ahead of Aug. 25 launch (photos)

SpaceX and NASA are checking off boxes ahead of the company's next crewed launch to the International Space Station, which is scheduled for Friday (Aug. 25).

The four people selected for the Crew-7 launch include NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli who will serve as the spacecraft commander, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen who will pilot the spacecraft, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa who will serve as a mission

The four astronauts of that mission, which is called Crew-7, along with their associated SpaceX and NASA teams, have "completed a full rehearsal of launch day activities," SpaceX wrote via X (formerly Twitter) early Tuesday morning (Aug. 22)