Summary
SpaceX launched its Crew-12 mission, sending four astronauts on a 34-hour journey to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew will stay on the ISS for eight months, taking the place of a team that left due to a medical issue.
Key Facts
- SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket for its Crew-12 mission.
- The crew includes astronauts from NASA, the European Space Agency, and Roscosmos.
- The astronauts are Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev.
- The journey to the ISS is expected to take about 34 hours.
- The team will spend eight months on the ISS.
- The new crew is replacing a team that left last month because of a medical emergency.
- Jessica Meir, the mission commander, expressed readiness for the mission after launch.
