Florida's Space Coast — home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — is the reigning rocket launch capital of the world. Last year saw a new annual record of 93 launches,

NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations to launch the Crew‑11 mission to the International Space Station on Friday.

NASA and SpaceX's Crew-11 mission is made up of two U.S. astronauts, one from Japan and a Russian cosmonaut. They'll be aboard the International Space Station for six months conducting research.