SpaceX launches latest crew to space station for NASA
By DW
30 April 2022 |
3:12 pm
The Elon Musk-owned company has become NASA's space taxi, launching astronauts to the International Space Station for the fourth time in two years. The latest mission is set to orbit for six months.
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