Crew-5 includes a Russian astronaut and the first Native American woman in space.
Mann is the first Native American woman in space, while Kikina is the first Russian cosmonaut to fly on a SpaceX launch system.to the ISS on a Russian Soyuz rocket since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Since then, Kikina has been the first Russian to launch into space from U.S. soil. Both were already contracted to launch before tensions escalated earlier this year between the West and Russia.
Western governments, including U.S. President Biden's administration, retaliated to Russia's invasion of Ukraine with unprecedented sanctions targeting the country's aerospace industry and other sectors. Of all the Crew-5 members, Wakata is the only one to have been to space. The Japanese space agency astronaut had previously flown to space five times.The Dragon Endurance capsule has already lifted astronauts to the ISS and back for SpaceXthat launched in November 2021. Endurance featured a new heat shield, nose cone, and parachute for this flight.
Four of the seven crew members that were already aboard the ISS before Crew-5 arrived were part of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission. Now, the Crew-4 astronauts are set to depart the orbital lab in about a week's time, weather permitting.
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