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Added on the 23/04/2021 10:50:03 - Copyright : France 24 EN
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk talks to astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley as the historic SpaceX-NASA mission is set to proceed on schedule, although uncertainty remains over weather conditions just hours before takeoff. IMAGES
NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission astronauts arrive at the Kennedy Space Center. Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, are scheduled to head to the International Space Station on April 22. IMAGES
Four astronauts are strapped into the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" ready to take a trip to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover , Mike Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi are part of the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring. IMAGES
Four astronauts bid farewell to their families ahead of their launch on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring. IMAGES
Astronauts Jiang Xinlin, Tang Hongbo and Tang Shengjie participate in a farewell ceremony in China's Jiuquan. The Shenzhou-17 module carrying the trio to the station is scheduled to blast off at 11:14 am (0314 GMT) Thursday from the launch site in China's northwest. IMAGES
Chinese astronauts say goodbye before the launch of the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft, which will take off aboard a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. It will carry mission commander Jing Haipeng on his fourth extra-terrestrial trip, as well as engineer Zhu Yangzhu and Beihang University professor Gui Haichao, the first Chinese civilian in space. IMAGES