ISS welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments. They launched Wednesday from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre
ISS welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

The SpaceX capsule carrying a crew of four astronauts docks to the International Space Station. Picture: NASA via AP

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.

The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments. They launched Wednesday from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre.

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