NASA assigns fourth astronaut to SpaceX’s next space station crew launch – Spaceflight Now – Spaceflight Now

NASA astronaut Kayla Barron. Credit: NASA
NASA has assigned astronaut Kayla Barron to join three crewmates on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft set to launch to the International Space Station in October, rounding out a four-person team after the space agency was unable to secure an agreement to add a Russian cosmonaut to the mission.
Barron, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, will be launching on her first mission to space. She joins commander Raja Chari, another first-time space flier, veteran…

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