
NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission: Meet the four astronauts launching to the ISS to bring back Sunita Williams
critical mission to the ISS. Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch Crew-10 today from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to bring back stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back on Earth.
Four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the microgravity laboratory.
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission to ISS
Four astronauts are preparing to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission. Their goal is to conduct scientific research, test new technologies, and perform maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory. This mission marks the 10th crew rotation to the ISS with SpaceX and the 11th human spaceflight under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
The Crew-10 includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with Takuya Onishi from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Kirill Peskov from Roscosmos.
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Let's meet the Crew-10 quartet, who represent three different nations:
-Anne McClain: Born and raised in Washington, Anne McClain was selected by NASA in 2013. A colonel in the US Army, Anne McClain is a Master Army Aviator with more than 2,000 flight hours in 20 different aircraft. She is currently training for her second spaceflight where she will serve as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission.
McClain was selected in June 2013 as one of eight members of the 21st NASA astronaut class. Her candidate training included scientific and technical briefings, intensive