CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine.
Spectators at Space View Park in Titusville, directly across from the launch pad, cheered as the rocket blasted off from Florida s Kennedy Space Center.
Beginning with Krikalev in 1994, NASA started flying cosmonauts on its space shuttles, first to Russia s Mir space station and then to the fledgling space station.
For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the US today, launching to the International Space Station alongside Nasa and Japanese as
For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine. Their SpaceX flight was delayed by Hurricane Ian, which ripped across the state last week. "I hope with this launch we…