Press Event
March 1, 2021, 7 p.m.
SpaceX Crew-2 Crew News Conference
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The crew of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur as well as JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will answer press questions during a live-streamed news conference.
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