Article 5H0N9 Elon Musk’s SpaceX delivers new crew to International Space Station

Elon Musk’s SpaceX delivers new crew to International Space Station

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Tech boss proud' to be working with space agencies as astronauts begin six-month mission

Four astronauts on board Elon Musk's SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft have successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month mission.

Frenchman Thomas Pesquet is the first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to fly in the billionaire tech entrepreneur's space capsule, alongside Nasa's Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, and Jaxa's (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Akihiko Hoshide, who is on his second mission to the space station.

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