KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Six spaceships and 11 astronauts from four countries will --at least for a few days -- all be at on the International Space Station after the Crew-2 astronauts arrive Saturday morning, making it the most exclusive party 200 miles above Earth.
While like all residents of the orbiting laboratory, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet are there to work, the mood leading up to their arrival has a closer feel to that of friends showing up with lots of treats for their hosts. [MORE COVERAGE: SpaceX launches 4 astronauts into space | What were those white flashes in sky after Crew-2 launch? | Vi