SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station
The four astronauts will spend about 6 months on station, with research focused on astronaut health and microgravity effects.
- On Thursday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station.
- The four crewmates are embarking on an eight-hour orbital voyage to dock 250 miles above Earth, where they will conduct biomedical and human-performance research on microgravity's effects on blood circulation and clotting.
- SpaceX's reusable Falcon booster separated within three minutes of liftoff and returned for a landing, marking the 13th long-duration space station team NASA has flown aboard a SpaceX vehicle since May 2020.
- Upon arrival, the crew joins seven current occupants aboard the orbital outpost, which NASA is committed to operating through 2030 as part of a US-Russian-led consortium including Canada, Japan, and 11 European countries.
- This mission follows SpaceX's first commercial satellite deployment for its next-generation Starship and a record-breaking IPO in July, demonstrating the company's dual-track strategy to expand both crewed and heavy-lift orbital capacity.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida >> A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday with a crew of two U.S. astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut headed to the International Space Station for a science mission devoted to human health and performance in orbit.
NASA’s Crew-13 and SpaceX mission took off successfully this Wednesday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 40th Launch Complex in Florida, heading for the International Space Station (ISS). The crew is made up of NASA commander Jessica Watkins; pilot Luke Delaney, who previously resided [...] The Crew-13 entry successfully takes off to the International Space Station was first published in HolaNews.
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on fast track to the International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he’s away.
In space, the world still seems to be fine: An international crew has made their way to the ISS space station in best agreement and may set a new record.
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