ISS launch: SpaceX rocket blasts US-Russian crew towards space station

A SpaceX rocket has launched a new US-Russian crew towards the International Space Station (ISS).

The three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut travelled on the Dragon Endeavour and will stay aboard the ISS for six months conducting various scientific experiments.

Space exploration is one of the few areas where the US and Russia continue to co-operate closely since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

The crew blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 22:53 local time (03:53 GMT).