CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -SpaceX has launched astronauts to the International Space Station and returned them to Earth for NASA since 2020. The company’s current astronaut missions for NASA are Crew-5, which launched on Oct. 5, and Crew-4 that landed on Oct. 14, 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Launches to the Space Station NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 5.

Detailed explanation-3: -Crew-5 is scheduled for a long-duration stay of up to six months aboard the space station before returning to Earth in the spring of 2023. The crew will conduct new scientific studies to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and benefit life on Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -SpaceX Crew-5 is the fifth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eighth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on 5 October 2022 and transported four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), docking there on 6 October 2022 at 21:01 UTC.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft roared off of Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida! Nicole Aunapu Mann, Josh Cassada, Koichi Wakata, and Anna Kikina have successfully begun their approximate 29-hour journey to the International Space Station on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission.