WATCH | SPACEX, NASA LAUNCH 4 MORE ASTRONAUTS INTO ORBIT ON FLIGHT TO SPACE STATION

Sat 26 August 2023:

The International Space Station received a successful Saturday launch carrying a four-person international crew, according to NASA.

According to a statement from NASA, the launch occurred at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 GMT) from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.

The seventh commercial crew rotation trip to the International Space Station, according to the agency, is NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission.

Tech mogul Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Dragon spacecraft into orbit carrying one NASA astronaut along with a European Space Agency astronaut, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut for a science expedition aboard the orbital laboratory, NASA said.

WATCH | SpaceX, NASA launch 4 more astronauts into orbit on flight to space station.

"The crew will conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations to prepare for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. pic.twitter.com/ObLjaLqoEE

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“The crew will conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations to prepare for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

According to the statement, the Dragon spacecraft-named Endurance-will dock autonomously to the space-facing port of the station at 8:39 a.m. (1239GMT) on Sunday.

The Endurance’s crew will join the space station’s Expedition 69 crew of NASA astronauts and Roscosmos cosmonauts, it added.

According to NASA, with the arrival of the SpaceX Crew-7, the number of crew members on the International Space Station will rise to 11 until the departure of Crew-6 members in a few days.

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