Four astronauts from the US, the UAE and Russia are now on their way to the International Space Station in Space X’s Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule
. The capsule sat atop a Falcon 9 rocket, also built by SpaceX. The crew will replace astronauts leaving the ISS.
Having reached orbit around Earth earlier today after lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crew are due to reach the ISS in the early hours of tomorrow morning, EST, and will spend the next six months carrying out hundreds of science experiments and technology demonstrations. One question the crew will explore is how factors such as airflow and radiation affect the flammability of materials in space. This could help improve the safety of future space missions. Other experiments will explore ways to monitor and improve immunity and heart health in space travellers.The crew will also measure the extent to which microbes are released from the space station and how far they travel, which will inform measures to limit contamination during future space missions.
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