Crew rockets to ISS
NASA's unique multinational launch
Will replace orbiting crew
The astronauts should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule, replacing 4 astronauts living up there since March.
"What a beautiful launch"
“Boy, what a beautiful launch... and with four international crew members, really an exciting thing to see,” said NASA's Ken Bowersox, space operations mission chief.
Space exploration: Global cooperation
“To explore space, we need to do it together,” the European Space Agency's director general, Josef Aschbacher, said minutes before liftoff. “Space is really global, and international cooperation is key.”
Predawn liftoff from Kennedy Space Center
A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn liftoff from Kennedy Space Center by fliers from Denmark, Japan and Russia.
Moghbeli joined by diverse crew
From oil rigs to space
Surgeon turned astronaut
From Business to ISS
Russia’s Konstantin Borisov, a space rookie, turned to engineering after studying business. He runs a freediving school in Moscow and judges the sport.
NASA astronaut to join with 2 Russians
Another NASA astronaut will launch to the station from Kazakhstan in mid-September under a barter agreement, along with 2 Russians.
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