Three Americans and one Russian: Four astronauts were launched to the ISS on a SpaceX rocket

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After several delays, three US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut set off for a six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). A Falcon 9 rocket belonging to the US private space company SpaceX took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at the scheduled time late on Sunday evening (local time).

The launch attempt planned the previous day was canceled due to strong winds. This wasn’t the first delay in departure: The flight was originally scheduled for February 22.

US and Russia still working together in space

US astronauts Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps and Michael Barratt, as well as Russian Alexander Grebenkin, will be taken to the ISS in a space capsule called Endeavour. Space is one of the few areas where the United States and Russia have continued to work together since the start of the Ukraine war nearly two years ago.

There are currently seven astronauts on the ISS. In a few days, four astronauts from the current crew, from the USA, Denmark, Japan and Russia, will return to Earth. The new team wants to conduct experiments with stem cells and grow so-called organoids on the International Space Station. Such mini-organs can be used to investigate organ diseases, among other things. (AFP)

Source :Blick