Dec 23
Astronauts Arrive at Space Station
Posted in: NASA, science, Space Tech, Today's Chili
A Russian Soyuz rocket with three astronauts from the U.S., Japan, and Russia has docked with the International Space Station, according to AFP.
The new crew consists of Soichi Noguchi of Japan, NASA astronaut Timothy Creamer, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov. The three will spend the next six months in orbit, working on building a new 360-degree panoramic viewing platform for the ISS.
The ISS remains in orbit 220 miles above Earth, with one of its primary goals being a test of long-term space travel effects on humans, the report said–a necessity for any distant-future manned missions to Mars.
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