NASA Set To Launch SpaceX Crew-2 Mission on April 22 with 4 Astronauts onboard

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The US space agency NASA has planned to launch its SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station on April 22, 2021 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Crew-2 mission will have four astronauts on board SpaceX Crew Dragon. They will include
Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, who will serve as the mission’s spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively.
Apart from this, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut-Akihiko Hoshidea and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomasa Pesquet, will serve as mission specialists to the space station.
This mission is the second of the six certified, crew missions of NASA, and SpaceX, as a part of the Commercial Crew Programme of NASA.
The Crew-2 astronauts will remain aboard the space station for approximately six months as expedition crew members, along with three crewmates who will launch via a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.