International (Science): Elon Musk’s space agency Space-X has sent four astronauts from four countries to the International Space Station. His rocket was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:27 a.m. local time. According to the report of the news agency ‘AP’, he will reach the space station on Sunday (August 27).
It will take about 29 hours for them to reach the space station. After this, the 4 astronauts present there will be brought back to Earth. It was the first time that all four seats on a spacecraft launched by the US were occupied by astronauts from different countries. In fact, apart from NASA astronauts, astronauts from Denmark, Japan, and Russia have gone to the space station for a 6-month mission.
The four people aboard the capsule are mission commander and NASA astronaut Jasmine Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut and mission pilot Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov.
Four crew members aboard the @SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft launched from @NASAKennedy at 3:27am ET today and will arrive at the station at 8:39am on Sunday to begin a six-month mission. More… https://t.co/2TPn0J6uum pic.twitter.com/jDCiRfLxHZ
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) August 26, 2023
This is the first space flight of Moghabeli and Borisov. This is the second chance for Mogensen and Furukawa. On this launch, European Space Agency Director Joseph Esbacher said – We need to come together for space exploration.