New record 19 astronauts in space this has never happened before

New Record in Space: There are a record number of astronauts in Earth’s orbit right now. On Wednesday, three people boarded Russia’s Soyuz capsule and left for the International Space Station (ISS). After this, the number of astronauts in space set a new record. Report According to NASA experts, during a live webcast, with the arrival of Russian astronauts in orbit, the number of astronauts reaching Earth’s orbit reached 19. The previous record was of 17 astronauts.

However, by the time this news was written, he had reached the space station. The astronauts aboard the Soyuz capsule were Don Pettit, Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. They will meet astronauts Michael Barrett, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, Matthew Dominic, Jeanette Epps, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams at the International Space Station. Astronauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin and Oleg Kononenko will also be present there.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore went to the ISS for just 10 days, but due to a malfunction in their Starliner spacecraft, they were stranded in space. Sunita Williams and Butch may now return in February or March next year.

Apart from this, four astronauts have also gone to space in the Polaris Dawn mission. These include Jared Isaacman, Colonel Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon.

What is Polaris Dawn mission

The Polaris Dawn mission is a private commercial spacewalk mission. It was in the pipeline for many years and was launched on 10 September. The mission consists of four people. It is funded and commanded by Jared Isaacman. He is a billionaire businessman.