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Crew-7 will launch to ISS on August 25

By Sanjana Shankar

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Crew-7 launch

SpaceX and NASA's Crew-7 mission is set to launch on August 25. The mission will take four international astronauts to the ISS aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, Endurance.

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Crew

The crew members include NASA's Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA's Andreas Mogensen, Roscosmos's Konstantin Borisov, and JAXA's Satoshi Furukawa.

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ISS research endeavors

Crew-7 astronauts will conduct over 200 research demonstrations and scientific investigations at the ISS, including collecting microbial samples during spacewalks.

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Mission

The Crew-7 members will replace the four astronauts who arrived at the ISS via the Crew-6 mission in March.

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Launch opportunities

In the event of technical issues or unfavorable weather, backup launch dates for Crew-7 are planned for Saturday and Sunday.

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