Recently the International Space Station had a changeover of its crew, with a diverse group of astronauts all hailing from different countries. And that’s why those aboard the ISS are now stressing their aim for unity as they continue their work on the station. Especially as one of the astronauts, Konstantin Borisov, hails from Russia.
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00:04 Recently, the International Space Station
00:06 had a changeover of its crew, with a diverse group
00:08 of astronauts all hailing from different countries.
00:11 And that's why those aboard the ISS
00:13 are now stressing their aim for unity,
00:15 as they continue their work on the station,
00:17 especially as one of the astronauts, Konstantin Borisov,
00:20 hails from Russia.
00:21 The Russian, European, and American space programs
00:24 have long worked together towards joint scientific goals
00:26 in space.
00:27 However, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
00:29 and the nation becoming a global pariah,
00:32 that partnership was in question.
00:33 Still, while things might be tense between world powers
00:36 on the ground, up in low Earth orbit,
00:38 they now say they're continuing their shared
00:40 scientific endeavors, with Borisov having this
00:42 to say during a recent broadcast.
00:44 And also, I want to point out again how important it
00:47 is to work together in unity.
00:49 And this is International Space Station.
00:51 We are the most international SpaceX flight.
00:55 Right now, you see five nationalities here.
00:58 And we are looking forward to work together,
01:00 continue ISS-79 and ISS-70 expeditions.
01:05 The new crew recently launched from NASA's Kennedy Space
01:08 Center in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just last week.
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