Raumfahrt: Vier Astronauten zur ISS gestartet
Seit Februar sind zwei US-Amerikaner, ein Russe und eine Französin im All. Jetzt ist ihre Ablösung unterwegs.
On May 30, 2021, four astronauts embarked on a journey to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX "Crew Dragon" rocket, launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to live footage from NASA. The crew, known as "Crew 13," consisted of NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Teterjatnikow.
The launch occurred approximately eight hours after liftoff, a record-breaking time for such missions, as reported by NASA. For Delaney, Kutryk, and Teterjatnikow, this marked their first spaceflight, while Watkins' was her second. "Crew 13" aimed to stay on the ISS for about six months, replacing the current "Crew 12." NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, along with her colleagues Jack Hathaway, Russian cosmonaut Andrej Fedjajew, and French astronaut Sophie Adenot, had been in space since February. Their return to Earth was expected to occur within the following week.
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