SpaceX's Crew-4 will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in April aboard a Dragon capsule named 'Freedom.'
will fly to the International Space Station in a new Dragon capsule named ‘Freedom,'" he wrote."The name celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit."
Lindgren continued to say that SpaceX and NASA have "restored a national capability" and that Crew-4 honors the ingenuity and hard work of those involved in the effort. at the dawn of human spaceflight. We are honored to bring Freedom to a new generation!" he said. The Freedom 7 mission took place in May 1961. Shepard, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, piloted the first U.S. human spaceflight.
Lindgren, the Crew-4 mission commander, is joined by NASA pilot Bob Hines and mission specialist Jessica Watkins, as well as European Space Agency mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti.According to an agency
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