International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the international space station there by SpaceX on a private flight. The four crew will spend two weeks in the orbit laboratory, carrying out dozens of experiences. They were launched Wednesday from the NASA Kennedy Space Center and arrived on Thursday. The most experienced astronaut in America, Peggy Whitson, is the guest crew commander. She works for Axiom Space, the Houston Company which organized the chartered flight.

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