Meet the astronauts on the NASA, SpaceX Crew-2 mission
By FOX 35 News Staff
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Four astronauts, two of which are from international space agencies, embarked on NASA and SpaceX s Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday.
The Crew-2 flight lifted off on time at 5:49 a.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center s Launch Complex 39A.
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Here is a breakdown of each astronaut and their experience.
SHANE KIMBROUGH
Shane Kimbrough is a NASA astronaut.
Prior to this, the space agency said that Kimbrough was a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and became an Army aviator. He spent time in Operation Desert Storm, as an attack helicopter platoon leader, aviation liaison officer, attack helicopter battalion operations officer, and Apache helicopter commander.
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This March 3, 2021 photo made available by SpaceX shows mission specialist Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency, pilot Megan McArthur and commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and mission specialist Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the crew for its third astronaut launch to the International Space Station, at the SpaceX training facility in Hawthorne, Calif. (SpaceX via AP) April 23, 2021 - 6:34 AM
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceXâs third crew has an attack helicopter pilot, a former Air France pilot, a Japanese rocket scientist and an oceanographer.
The four veteran astronauts should reach the International Space Station on Saturday for a six-month stay, following Friday s liftoff from NASAâs Kennedy Space Center.
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