Space X sent 4 astronauts to the International Space Station

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Space X sent 4 astronauts to the International Space Station

Elon Musk’s space transportation company Space X has sent four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The "Crew Dragon" capsule carrying four astronauts that will perform the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) "Crew-7" mission launched from Kennedy Space Station in Florida, USA, by Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket at 03:27 local time. The new team led by NASA’s Jasmin Moghbeli included Danish Andreas Mogensen from the European Space Agency (ESA), Satoshi Furukawa from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov from the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos). The Crew Dragon capsule carrying the crew is expected to separate from the Falcon 9 rocket, proceed in orbit towards the ISS, and arrive at the ISS tomorrow at 08:39 local time after a journey of more than 24 hours in orbit. The new crew, which is expected to stay on the station for approximately 190 days, will take over the duties from the "Crew-6" astronauts who have been on the station since March, for five days.