SpaceX set to take four astronauts to International Space Station on April 22

Pesquet, McArthur, Kimbrough, and Hoshide, wearing SpaceX spacesuits during a dress rehearsal. — Nasa/AFP

The mission, called Crew-2, involves US astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, along with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 's Akihiko Hoshide, and the European Space Agency 's Thomas Pesquet. All have flown to space previously. SpaceX’s first crewed test flight in May 2020 ended nine years of American reliance on Russian rockets for rides to the ISS following the demise of the Space Shuttle program.

“It means a lot for us as an agency because we’ve been part of the ISS program for 20 years now and we intend to be part of what’s coming next,” said the Frenchman, referring to future partnerships including the Artemis programme to the Moon.Pesquet told AFP he was excited to ride in the futuristic and fully autonomous Crew Dragon, which was markedly different from the Russian Soyuz spaceship he had previously flown.

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