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BBC News Published Four astronauts have launched from Florida to the International Space Station (ISS). It s the first crew launch from US soil this year. Americans Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Frenchman Thomas Pesquet and Japanese flier Akihiko Hoshide rode to orbit in a Dragon capsule launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket. They should arrive at the space station on Saturday to begin a six-month tour of duty. Lift-off occurred pre-dawn at 05:49 EDT (09:49 GMT; 10:49 BST). The new crew s arrival at the ISS will bring the onboard complement at the high-flying outpost to 11 individuals, albeit briefly. The arriving team are performing what s called a direct handover to the previous Dragon crew (Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Soichi Noguchi and Shannon Walker), who are expected to come home next week.

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