Expedition 68: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Prepares for Space Station Departure

Expedition 68: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Prepares for Space Station Departure

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia) answered questions and gave remarks about their mission during a news conference March 1, 2023. 

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts have been aboard the International Space Station since October 2022 and will return to Earth via a parachute assisted splashdown this month. The four crew members have been living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. This research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. 

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Follow Expedition 68 crew updates at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 33 minutes

Record Date: March 1, 2023

Release Date: March 2, 2023

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