Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) this Friday for a six-month mission. after solving a docking problem.
The private SpaceX capsule that was carrying the astronauts had to wait 20 meters from the orbital lab while flight controllers in California dealt with the problem.
The Falcon rocket was launched Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida (southeast).
On board the Dragon spacecraft were two American astronauts, one Russian and one from the United Arab Emirates.
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About 80 spectators from the United Arab Emirates watched the launch of the spacecraft, which carried astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi – the second Emirati person to travel into space – on a six-month mission.
These astronauts will replace a crew of American, Russian and Japanese elements who have been on the ISS since October.
Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman was the first Arab to go into space in 1985 aboard the shuttle Discovery.
Source: DN
