TESMANIAN by Evelyn Arevalo March 24, 2021
Meet The Astronauts Who Will Launch Aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Next Month
SpaceX will launch its third crewed launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 22nd. It will be the second operational mission under NASA's Commercial Crew Program, Crew-2. A Falcon 9 rocket will liftoff from NASA’s Launch Complex-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying an international crew of four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft. The astronauts represent three agencies, NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and the European Space Agency (ESA). The astronauts who will launch aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon next month are NASA astronauts – Shane Kimbrough and  Megan McArthur, along with JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet. “It’s been the first time ... in over 20 years that a crew from NASA, ESA and JAXA have flown together,†said NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, SpaceX Crew-2 mission commander. Get to know the crew! Below is a brief introduction for every crewmember, as well as a video of their most recent interview.
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, Crew-2 Commander
NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur, Crew-2 Pilot
JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Crew-2 Mission Specialist
ESA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, Crew-2 Mission Specialist
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