On board the SpaceX spacecraft were three NASA astronauts, Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover, as well as a Japanese astronaut, Soichi Noguchi. Sunday’s flight put SpaceX’s Dragon on a trajectory to reach the space station at about 11 p.m. Monday. “We are ready for the six months of work that is waiting for us on board the International Space Station. That marks the first time a commercial company has been authorized to fly NASA astronauts to the space station. AD ADLink copied link On space station, astronauts speak a mix of English and Russian By Hamza Shaban At the International Space Station, global cooperation spans languages.

Source: Washington Post November 15, 2020 22:01 UTC