Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary Dock at ISS


Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary Dock at ISS

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Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary Dock at ISS

Astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary went to space. It was the first time in many years for these countries. They arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday with SpaceX.

The crew has four people and will stay two weeks. They will do many science experiments in space. Their rocket went up on Wednesday from Florida, at NASA's center.

Peggy Whitson is in charge of the astronauts visiting the station. She is an astronaut who works for Axiom Space. Axiom Space is a company that planned the space trip.

The crew includes Shubhanshu Shukla from India and Tibor Kapu from Hungary. Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland is also on the crew. These people are experts in different fields, like engineering and radiation.

The new astronauts met the people already on the space station. They were happy to meet and talked in their languages. The astronauts will work hard and show the best of their countries.


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Which countries did the astronauts come from?

The astronauts came from India, Poland, and Hungary.

How long will the crew stay in space?

The crew will stay for two weeks.

Who is in charge of the astronauts at the space station?

Peggy Whitson is in charge of the astronauts.


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