{"id":236308,"date":"2021-04-26T18:15:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biggest-space-station-crowd-in-decade-after-spacex-arrival-2\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T18:15:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:15:28","slug":"biggest-space-station-crowd-in-decade-after-spacex-arrival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biggest-space-station-crowd-in-decade-after-spacex-arrival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. \u2014 The International Space Station\u2019s population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX\u2019s third crew capsule in less than a year.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the biggest crowd up there in more than a decade.<\/p>\n

All of the astronauts \u2014 representing the US, Russia, Japan and France \u2014 managed to squeeze into camera view for a congratulatory call from the leaders of their space agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this tough situation around the world, I believe you have brought courage and hope for all of us,\u201d Japanese Space Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa said from his country\u2019s flight control center, referring to the global pandemic.<\/p>\n

A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the space station a day after launching from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon capsule docked autonomously with the orbiting outpost more than 260 miles (420 kilometers) above the Indian Ocean. The hatches swung open a couple hours later, uniting all 11 space travel<\/a>ers.<\/p>\n

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This screen grab taken from the NASA live feed shows crew members of the International Space Station welcoming crew members of the SpaceX\u2019s Crew Dragon spacecraft after docking an opening hatches, on April 24. <\/figcaption>
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\u201cMan, it is awesome to see the 11 of you on station,\u201d said NASA\u2019s acting administrator, Steve Jurczyk. He noted that this will be the norm, now that SpaceX is regularly flying crews.<\/p>\n

The newcomers will spend six months at the space station. They\u2019ll replace four astronauts who will return to Earth in their own Dragon capsule Wednesday to end a half-year mission. NASA deliberately planned for a brief overlap so the outgoing SpaceX crew could show the new arrivals around.<\/p>\n

Although this was SpaceX\u2019s third crew flight for NASA, it was the first to use a vehicle that\u2019s flown before, an essential part of a plan by SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk to push to the moon and Mars. The Dragon capsule was used for SpaceX\u2019s first crew launch last May, while the Falcon rocket soaring Friday hoisted crew two in November.<\/p>\n

It was the first time two SpaceX crew Dragons were parked there at the same time \u2014 practically side by side.<\/p>\n

NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur \u2014 the commander and pilot of the returning Dragon \u2014 monitored their capsule\u2019s flat screen computers during the morning rendezvous. They could have taken control if necessary, but the autonomous system did its job, much like a self-driving car.<\/p>\n

Also checking into the space station: France\u2019s Thomas Pesquet and Japan\u2019s Akihiko Hoshide. Both have lived there before, as has Kimbrough. But it was the first station visit for McArthur. She flew up in the same seat and the same capsule \u2014 named Endeavour \u2014 as her husband, Bob Behnken, did on SpaceX\u2019s debut crew mission.<\/p>\n

The European Space Agency\u2019s director general<\/a>, Josef Aschbacher, joked that the space station needs expansion with so many on board.<\/p>\n

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A handout photo made available by the NASA shows a NASA TV grab with the Space-X Crew-2 members (center left to right) JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, along with the Expedition 65, Expedition 64 Flight Engineers and SpaceX Crew-1 members after arrival at the ISS April 24, 2021.
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Pesquet \u2014 the first European to fly on a commercial crew capsule \u2014 noted that the space station has changed quite a bit since his last visit four years ago, with more people and types of spacecraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so happ<\/a>y to see our friends,\u201d he said. \u201cWe wish we could keep them a little bit longer, but not too long as well, because 11 people is a lot on a space station.\u201d<\/p>\n

The all-time record is 13, set during NASA\u2019s space shuttle era.<\/p>\n

The current population includes six Americans, two Russians, two Japanese and one French. It will shrink by four on Wednesday when three Americans and one Japanese depart for home and a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n

NASA turned to private companies for space station deliveries after the shuttles retired in 2011. SpaceX began supply runs in 2012, honing its skills before launching astronauts and ending NASA\u2019s reliance on Russia. NASA also hired Boeing for taxi service, but the company\u2019s Starliner capsule isn\u2019t expected to fly astronauts until next year.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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