Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sent a new crew to the International Space Station, which will arrive there today, August 27.
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The Crew Dragon was launched into space on August 26 by a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The mission is called Crew-7 and has a crew of four astronauts from four countries. For some reason, there is a Russian Konstantin Borisov from Roskosmos among the astronauts. Also on board are representatives of the allied countries of Ukraine – Jasmine Mogbeli from the United States, Andreas Mogensen from Denmark and Satoshi Furukawa from Japan. It is reported by CNN.
The new crew will stay at the station for six months. They will conduct various scientific studies on the ISS – they will study the risks of the spread of bacteria and fungi during manned space missions. The astronauts will conduct an experiment in which they will analyze whether microorganisms can be ejected from the vents of the orbital station into space.
As you know, SpaceX began sending astronauts to the ISS back in 2020, but the Crew-7 mission is unique in that for the first time such a diverse crew went into space aboard a spacecraft.
Recall that on May 22, the second commercial flight departed for the International Space Station (ISS). Then a woman commanded a private spaceship for the first time.
Source: CNN
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