An international crew of four astronauts launched toward the International Space Station from Florida on Friday aboard a SpaceX rocket, embarking on a routine NASA mission that could be the first of many to last a couple months longer than usual.

Following a weather scrub, SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-11 from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. The liftoff occurred 11:43 a.m. August 1.

The three-man one-woman crew plans to spend at least six months and possibly longer aboard the International Space Station.