Russia's Soyuz spacecraft brings in three astronauts to ISS for a four-month mission

Russia's Soyuz spacecraft has ferried in three astronauts arrived at the International Space Station orbiting outpost for a four-month mission - they are a European, a Russian and an American astronaut. The three are Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and American astronaut Peggy Whitson.
They had been launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
This has been reported in deccanherald.com dated 20 November 2016.

Thomas Pesquet is a rookie astronaut and an amateur saxophone player. He is the first French national to be sent to the ISS by the European Space Agency since 2008.
Peggy Whitson (56) is an experienced veteran and biochemistry expert.She will break records with this space mission which will give her the title of the most days in space by a US astronaut. She is expected to surpass NASA astronaut Jeff Williams' 534 days on April 24.
In addition, she will become the first woman to command the space station twice. Dhe had previously commanded the International Space Station in 2007, when she became the first woman to hold this post.


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