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Scientific research to widen on ISS as SpaceX eyes commercial crew missions

Led by billionaire Elon Musk, SpaceX is all set for its next mission, Crew-1, to send four astronauts to the International Space Station on its reusable Dragon

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Elon Musk, SpaceX Chief Engineer, speaks with NASA International Space Station Program Manger Kirk Shireman, after the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (NASA)

Shibu Tripathi New Delhi
“Thank your flying SpaceX”: This message, sent to Bob Benkhen and Dough Hurley, the two astronauts on board the Crew Dragon Endeavour, as they splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, ushered in a new era of commercial space exploration. With the success of the human test flight of a new spacecraft, SpaceX created history by launching and landing humans on the earth, perfecting a new system for space flight. 

Riding high on the wave of this historic mission, the company, led by billionaire Elon Musk, is all set for its next mission, Crew-1, to send four astronauts to the

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