"SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts Prepare for ISS Launch Amid Anticipation and Readiness"

SpaceX is preparing to launch four new astronauts on the Crew Dragon spacecraft for Crew-8, the eighth operational commercial crew mission for NASA, to the International Space Station on March 1. The crew includes NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The astronauts shared personal mementos they plan to bring on the mission, and discussed their readiness for surprises in space.