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| Nasa to launch first crewed mission from US in decade | Nasa to launch first crewed mission from US in decade |
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| Nasa has announced that next month it will launch its first crewed mission from US soil in almost 10 years. | Nasa has announced that next month it will launch its first crewed mission from US soil in almost 10 years. |
| The rocket and the spacecraft it is carrying are due to take off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on 27 May, taking two astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). | |
| Both the rocket and spacecraft were developed by private company SpaceX. | Both the rocket and spacecraft were developed by private company SpaceX. |
| Nasa has been using Russian rockets for crewed flights since its space shuttle was retired in 2011. | Nasa has been using Russian rockets for crewed flights since its space shuttle was retired in 2011. |
| If successful, SpaceX – headed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk - will become the first private firm to send Nasa astronauts into space. | If successful, SpaceX – headed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk - will become the first private firm to send Nasa astronauts into space. |
| The Falcon Nine rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft will take off from the space centre’s historic Pad 39A, the same one used for the Apollo and shuttle missions. | The Falcon Nine rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft will take off from the space centre’s historic Pad 39A, the same one used for the Apollo and shuttle missions. |
| It will take astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley approximately 24 hours to reach the ISS. | It will take astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley approximately 24 hours to reach the ISS. |
| One American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are currently aboard the ISS. | One American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are currently aboard the ISS. |