On a historic flight, the first astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary reached the International Space Station, marking a significant milestone since the late 1970s and 1980s. The four-member crew, commanded by NASA veteran Peggy Whitson, launched from Kennedy Space Center and will spend two weeks conducting experiments. This flight, arranged by Axiom Space, reinforces international collaboration in space, as the crew joined seven full-time ISS residents. Their launch faced delays, primarily due to safety checks following a leak on the Russian side of the station.
"It's so great to be here finally. It was a long quarantine," Whitson said, referring to the crew's extra-long isolation before liftoff to stay healthy.
"It's an honor to have you join our outpost of international cooperation and exploration," NASA's Mission Control radioed from Houston.
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