Winnie Claessens: "Now on its way to the ⸻" " Copy, one Alpha" " ⸻ enduring laboratory in orbit"

Smoke surrounds the launch pad. There is a noticeable delay between the female voice over and the excited countdown of the agitated audience at the scene - "3!" "4!" "2!" "3!" "1!" "2!" "0!" "1!". A blinding inflammation. From the rising orange glow, a flickering lilac tail emerges, impossible to capture properly on screen. The cloud transforms into a white-hot streak, contrasting sharply against the black night. One rocket, four astronauts, in a straight line to the International Space Station. A commentator in the background dramatically declares: "Now on its way to the enduring laboratory in orbit." She is briefly interrupted. It is November 11, 2021 and the Crew-3 mission has been launched.