16 September 2024 | 10:37

Record number of people in orbit around Earth, NASA reports

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Tengrinews.kz - NASA has announced that a record 19 people are currently in orbit around Earth, surpassing the previous record of 17 set last year.

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Tengrinews.kz - NASA has announced that a record 19 people are currently in orbit around Earth, surpassing the previous record of 17 set last year.

The new record was established following the launch of the "Soyuz MS-26" spacecraft on Wednesday evening from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The spacecraft carried two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS).

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"There are now 19 humans in orbit—a new record for humanity," stated NASA.

The previous record, achieved in May 2023, saw a total of 17 people aboard the ISS and the Chinese space station "Tiangong" for a brief period.


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