Three crew members of Expedition 47 docked safely at the International
Space Station (ISS) on Saturday where they will continue key research
that advances NASA's Journey to deep space missions including Mars.
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, launched aboard a Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, orbited Earth four times and docked at the station
The three join commander Tim Kopra of NASA and flight engineers Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) and Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos.
The Expedition 47 crew members will spend five months conducting more than 250 science investigation in fields that benefit all of humanity, such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development, the US space agency said in a statement.
Jeff Williams,Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka will remain aboard the station until early September 2016
Jeff Williams became the first American to become a three-time, long-term resident of the orbiting laboratory.
During his six-month mission, Jeff Williams will become the American record holder for cumulative days in space -- 534 -- surpassing Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly, who wrapped up his one-year mission on March 1,2016
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, launched aboard a Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, orbited Earth four times and docked at the station
The three join commander Tim Kopra of NASA and flight engineers Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) and Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos.
The Expedition 47 crew members will spend five months conducting more than 250 science investigation in fields that benefit all of humanity, such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development, the US space agency said in a statement.
Jeff Williams,Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka will remain aboard the station until early September 2016
Jeff Williams became the first American to become a three-time, long-term resident of the orbiting laboratory.
During his six-month mission, Jeff Williams will become the American record holder for cumulative days in space -- 534 -- surpassing Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly, who wrapped up his one-year mission on March 1,2016
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