{"id":2012866,"date":"2023-08-26T09:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-crew-for-the-space-station-launches-with-4-astronauts-from-4-countries\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T09:30:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:30:18","slug":"new-crew-for-the-space-station-launches-with-4-astronauts-from-4-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-crew-for-the-space-station-launches-with-4-astronauts-from-4-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"4 astronauts from 4 countries launch for space station."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-crew-for-the-space-station-launches-with-4-astronauts-from-4-countries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012866&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Four\u200b Astronauts Embark on \u2064Journey to International Space \u2063Station<\/h2>\n<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.\u2014In an exciting\u2064 and historic \u200dmoment, four astronauts \u200bfrom four different countries blasted off\u200b towards\u2064 the International Space Station on Saturday. Their SpaceX capsule is\u200d expected to reach the orbiting lab on Sunday, replacing the\u2064 four astronauts\u2062 who have been living there since March.<\/p>\n<p>The predawn \u200cliftoff from \u2064Kennedy Space Center saw \u2064a NASA astronaut joined by fliers from Denmark, Japan, and Russia. As \u2064they reached\u200b orbit, they clasped \u200deach other&#8217;s gloved hands, symbolizing the unity and collaboration of their mission.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/science\/indias-chandrayaan-3-rover-rolls-onto-moons-surface-braces-for-new-challenges-5480104\">India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-3 Rover Rolls\u200c Onto Moon&#8217;s\u2063 Surface, Braces for \u2063New Challenges<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/25\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/science\/indias-spacecraft-is-preparing-to-land-on-the-moon-in-the-countrys-second-attempt-in-4-years-5479062\">India Becomes the 4th Country to \u200cSuccessfully Land a Spacecraft\u2063 on the Moon<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/23\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This launch marked the first time in U.S. \u200bhistory that every spacecraft seat was\u2062 occupied by astronauts from different countries. Previously, \u2062NASA had \u200balways included its own astronauts on SpaceX taxi \u200cflights. However, due to a fortunate coincidence in timing, this unique crew composition was formed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re a united team with a\u2063 common mission,\u201d radioed NASA&#8217;s Jasmin Moghbeli from orbit.\u2063 NASA&#8217;s Ken Bowersox,\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-russia-uae-astronauts-head-to-international-space-station-on-spacex-rocket\/\" title=\"US, Russia, UAE Astronauts Head to International Space Station on SpaceX Rocket\">space operations mission chief<\/a>, expressed his excitement, saying, \u201cBoy, what a\u2064 beautiful launch&#8230; and with four international crew members, really an exciting thing\u2064 to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commander Jasmin\u200c Moghbeli, a \u200bMarine pilot, is joined on \u200bthis six-month mission by Andreas Mogensen from the European Space Agency, Satoshi Furukawa from Japan, and Konstantin \u200dBorisov from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo explore \u2064space, we need to do it together,\u201d emphasized Josef Aschbacher, \u2064the\u2063 European Space Agency&#8217;s director general, just minutes before liftoff. \u201cSpace is really global,\u200b and international cooperation is key.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The paths that led \u2064these astronauts to space are as diverse\u2062 as \u2063their nationalities. Jasmin Moghbeli&#8217;s parents fled Iran during the 1979 revolution. \u2064Born in\u2063 Germany and raised\u2062 on New York\u2019s Long\u200b Island, she joined the Marines \u200band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-crew-for-the-space-station-launches-with-4-astronauts-from-4-countries\/\" title=\"4 astronauts from 4 countries launch for space station.\">flew attack helicopters<\/a> in Afghanistan. As\u200c a first-time space traveler, she hopes to inspire Iranian girls to \u2064aim high and\u2063 believes in the power of self-belief.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen, (front L), NASA astronaut\u200d Jasmin Moghbeli, (front\u2064 R), Russian cosmonaut Konstantin \u200bBorisov, (back L), and Japanese astronaut\u200c Satoshi Furukawa leave \u2064the Operations and\u200b Checkout Building before heading to\u2064 the launch pad to\u2063 board \u200dthe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a mission to the International Space \u200dStation, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 26, 2023.\u2064 (Terry \u200dRenna\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Andreas Mogensen worked \u2063on oil\u200d rigs off the West African coast before\u200b becoming an astronaut. \u200cWhen \u2064people\u200b questioned his job choice, he would explain that &#8220;in \u2063the future we would need \u2064drillers in space,&#8221; just like Bruce Willis&#8217; character in the movie &#8220;Armageddon.&#8221; He believes \u200dhis experience on the rigs played a role in his selection as\u200c Denmark&#8217;s\u2062 first astronaut.<\/p>\n<p>Satoshi Furukawa spent a \u2062decade as a surgeon before \u200dbecoming \u2062an astronaut for Japan. Similar to Mogensen, he has previously visited the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>Konstantin Borisov, \u2064a space rookie, pursued engineering after studying business. In \u200baddition\u200c to \u2064his space endeavors, he\u200d runs\u200d a freediving school in Moscow and judges the\u200d sport, which involves divers holding their breath underwater without the use of oxygen tanks.<\/p>\n<p>One of the perks of \u2063having an international crew\u200c is the variety of food available. Among the delicacies soaring to the International Space Station are Persian herbed stew, Danish chocolate, and Japanese mackerel.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 an extra treat\u2064 for the spectators, SpaceX&#8217;s first-stage booster returned to Cape Canaveral shortly after\u200b liftoff. Thousands of people had gathered \u200bin \u2062the early-morning darkness to witness\u2063 this historic event.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064liftoff was delayed by a day for additional data reviews of valves\u2063 in the capsule&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-mothers-have-a-duty-to-nourish-any-children-inside-their-wombs\/\" title=\"Why Mothers Have A Duty To Nourish Any Children Inside Their Wombs\">life-support system<\/a>. On\u200c the day of the launch, there \u2062was a minor fuel \u2063leak in the\u2062 capsule&#8217;s thruster system, but \u2062SpaceX engineers quickly determined that it posed no threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four astronauts from different countries launched into space from Cape Canaveral, heading towards the International Space Station. They are expected to arrive at the station on Sunday, replacing the current crew. The team consists of a NASA astronaut, along with astronauts from Denmark, Japan, and Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2012867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}