On January 20, the crew of the private mission Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), consisting of four people, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). About it informed Axiom Space company.
Michael Lopez-Alegria (USA, Spain), Walter Villadei (Italy), Markus Wandt (Sweden) and Alper Gezeravci (Turkey) arrived on the ISS.
“During their time aboard the space station, the Ax-3 crew will conduct more than 30 diverse experiments covering various fields of science and technology. These efforts are aimed at advancing advances in human spaceflight and contributing to improving life on our home planet,” the statement reads. message.
Reuters writes that the newly arrived astronauts were met by seven people on the ISS: a Japanese, a Dane, two Americans and three Russians.
The American company SpaceX, using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, sent its Dragon spacecraft with astronauts on January 18 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida (USA).
The new arrivals will complete their mission to the ISS on February 3. After undocking, the Dragon spacecraft will splash down off the coast of Florida.
Context:
The International Space Station is a manned orbital station that is used as a multi-purpose space research facility. Five space agencies are participating in the project: NASA, Roscosmos, European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Canadian Space Agency. The ISS was assembled in Earth orbit in 1998–2000. On November 2, 2000, the first expedition set off for the station.
In 2014, the countries participating in the program agreed to operate the station until 2024.
2024-01-22 10:30:47
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