There will be 4 people flying to the ISS! They are as follows: Shane Kimbrough, Akihiko Hoshide, K. Megan McArthur and Thomas Pesquet!
What is Crew-2?
You can learn all about the mission HERE!
Who will be boarding Crew-2?
There will be 4 people flying to the ISS! They are as follows: Shane Kimbrough, Akihiko Hoshide, K. Megan McArthur and Thomas Pesquet!
About Shane Kimbrough:
Robert Shane Kimbrough is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA astronaut training following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. He was born on the 4th of June 1967 (Age 53). He has been on the following space missions: Expedition 50, Soyuz MS-02, Expedition 49, STS-126, Expedition 65, STS-400! Later this month Crew-2 will be added to that list. He will be the Commander and pilot of the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the ISS!
Date of birth: He was born on the 4th of June 1967! He is now 53 years old!
About Akihiko Hoshide:
Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space. He has been on the following space missions: Expedition 32, STS-124, Soyuz TMA-05M, Expedition 33, Expedition 65 and later this year Crew-2 will be added to that list! He will join as a mission specialist on the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the ISS!
Date of birth: He was born on the 28th of December 1968! He is now 52 years old!
About Megan McArthur:
Katherine Megan McArthur is an American oceanographer, engineer, and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut. She has served as a Capsule Communicator for both the space shuttle and space station. Megan McArthur has flown one space shuttle mission, STS-125. She has been on the following space missions: STS-125, Expedition 65, STS-400 and later this month Crew-2 will be added to that list! She will join as Commander and pilot of the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the ISS!
She was born on the 30th of August 1971! She is now 49 years old!
About Thomas Pesquet:
Thomas Gautier Pesquet is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010. He has been on the following space missions: Expedition 50, Soyuz MS-03, Expedition 51, Expedition 65 and later this month Crew-2 will be added to that list!
He was born on the 27th of February 1978! He is now 43 years old!
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Article by Felix Gatfield
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