The spacecraft included Oleg Platonov from Russia, Zena Cardman and Michael Vinke from the United States, and Kimiya Yui from Japan. The crew will spend six months in orbit to conduct scientific experiments and research missions as part of international cooperation in space.
A correspondent from the Sputnik agency reported on Friday that the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which includes Russian astronaut Platonov, launched to the International Space Station from Florida.
The American company launched the manned Crew Dragon spacecraft from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, using a Falcon 9 rocket.
