A Russian cosmonaut has rocketed from the U.S. for the first time in 20 years, catching a ride with SpaceX.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts lifts off on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, for a mission to the International Space Station. – For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine.
“Awesome!" radioed Mann. “That was a smooth ride uphill. You’ve got three rookies who are pretty happy to be floating in space right now.” “I hope with this launch we will brighten up the skies over Florida a little bit for everyone,” Wakata said before the flight.who launched to the space station two weeks ago from Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket. He flew up with two cosmonauts.in order to ensure a continuous U.S. and Russian presence aboard the 260-mile-high outpost. The barter was authorized even as global hostilities mounted over Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February. The next crew exchange is in the spring.
Krikalev, a former cosmonaut who was the first to launch on a U.S. rocket, noted that the two countries are at a new phase of space cooperation that began with the Apollo-Soyuz orbital linkup in 1975. NASA's commander for that mission, Thomas Stafford, attended Wednesday's launch. Kakina is only the fifth Russian woman to rocket off the planet. She said she was surprised to be selected for the seat swap after encountering “many tests and obstacles” during her decade of training. “But I did it. I’m lucky maybe. I’m strong,” she said.
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