fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month agoFour new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew
SpaceX delivered the U.S., French and Russian astronauts a day after launching them from Cape Canaveral. Last month's medical evacuation was NASA's first in 65 years of human spaceflight. One of four astronauts launched by SpaceX last summer suffered what officials described as a serious health issue, prompting their hasty return. That left only three crew members to keep the place running one American and two Russians prompting NASA to pause spacewalks and trim research.