Crew-6 consists of four astronauts.
The launch of the Crew-6 had been planned for Monday, February 27th, but was called off at the last minute due to an issue with the rocket propellant ignition fluid.NASA has successfully launched four astronauts on a journey to the International Space Station . The Crew-6 astronauts launched in a SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle carried by a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:34AM ET on Thursday, March 2nd.
“Congratulations to the NASA and SpaceX teams for another history-making mission to the International Space Station!” said NASA administrator Bill Nelson in a statement. “The Commercial Crew Program is proof American ingenuity and leadership in space benefits all of humanity – through groundbreaking science, innovative technology, and newfound partnership.”called off at the last minute
After a review of the issue by NASA and SpaceX, NASA announced that the problem had been identified as a clogged filter in one of the ground systems. The filter was replaced and the lines cleaned, allowing the launch to go ahead this morning. The Crew-6 mission consists of NASA’s Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. The four will spend approximately six months at the station conducting, including work on human health and preventing the contamination of space environments.
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