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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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SpaceX launches four-member crew to the ISS
A SpaceX rocket safely lifted off from Florida on Thursday, launching a crew of two U.S. astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut toward the International Space Station for a science mission devoted to human health and performance in orbit.
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It occurs as questions arise about the company's plans for the future of its manned space flight program
Two Americans, a Russian and a French woman have been in space since February. Now their replacement is on its way.
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The New York LedgerNASA's SpaceX Crew-13 launches mission to International Space Station
The NASA SpaceX Crew-13 mission utilizing SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
·New York, United States
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