The astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 12 aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft. However, their preparation began even before the launch: the crew was quarantined at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Four team members – Americans Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese Takuya Onishi and Russian Kirill Peskov – are currently isolated from the outside world to avoid introducing infections to the station. During the quarantine, they continue physical training, undergo medical examinations, and receive vaccinations against influenza, measles, and other diseases. Visits are allowed only to immediate family members and are strictly controlled.
The Crew-10 mission is the tenth crew rotation under the NASA Commercial Crew Program. The astronauts will spend about six months on board the ISS, conducting scientific experiments, spacewalks and observing the Earth from an altitude of 400 km.
Upon arrival, Crew-10 will replace the previous Crew-9 team, which includes Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Aleksandr Gorbunov. They will hand over to the newcomers and return to Earth.
This flight will be special for Williams and Wilmore. They arrived at the station back in June 2024 on a Boeing Starliner, which returned without a crew due to technical problems. Since then, they have remained “stuck” on the ISS, waiting for the opportunity to return home. Thanks to the two available seats in Crew Dragon, this will finally be possible.
Earlier, we reported how Trump used the stranded Starliner astronauts for political revenge.
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