The four astronauts that make up SpaceX Crew-12 have begun their journey to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, the European Space Agency's Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos's Andrey Fedyaev are all aboard the Falcon 9 rocket as it travels 34 hours to its destination. The crew will spend eight months on the ISS, replacing a team that evacuated the station last month due to a medical emergency. "Crew-12 is grateful and ready for the journey ahead", mission commander Jessica Meir said after the launch.
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Watch SpaceX rocket blast off to International Space Station
SpaceX Crew-12, consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch marks the beginning of a 34-hour journey to the ISS, where the crew will spend eight months conducting research and maintaining the station.
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SpaceX Crew-12, consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch marks the beginning of a 34-hour journey to the ISS, where the crew will spend eight months conducting research and maintaining the station. Crew-12 is replacing a previous team that left the ISS last month due to a medical emergency. The mission aims to continue ongoing research and operations aboard the ISS. Commander Jessica Meir expressed the crew's readiness and gratitude for the mission ahead.
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