U.S., Japan, France Astronauts Arrive at ISS in SpaceX Ship
Date
4/25/2021 1:18:55 AM
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Tokyo, April 25, 2021, SPA -- The commercially developed SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon ship carrying a group of four astronauts from the United States, Japan and France successfully docked with the International Space Station on Saturday following its liftoff from NASA's space center a day earlier, Kyodo reported.
Two NASA astronauts -- Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur -- along with Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Thomas Pesquet from the European Space Agency will begin an approximate six-month mission at the orbiting laboratory.
--SPA
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