Nasa’s Crew-5 mission launches on way to International Space Station

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s Crew-5 mission is on its way to the International Space Station after a successful launch from Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, Wednesday afternoon. “During their stay aboard the International Space Station, Crew-5 will conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies on printing human organs in space and better understanding heart disease.” Crew-5 carries a complement of four: Nasa astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japanese Space Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina. The members of Crew-5 will share the space station for a few days with the members of the Crew-4 mission — Nasa astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti — who have resided on the space station since their launch in April. “I am grateful to the many people who worked to ensure a safe Crew-5 launch despite the recent hurricane,” associate administrator for NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate Kathryn Lueders said in a media statement.