19 Astronauts in Earth Orbit Russian Soyuz Launched with 3 Astronauts

TapTechNews September 12th news, according to Space, today a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts was launched into space and headed for the International Space Station, which makes the total number of people currently in Earth orbit reach a new peak - 19 people.

NASA commentator Anna Schneider said during the launch of the Soyuz spacecraft: As these three enter orbit, there are currently 19 people in Earth orbit, breaking the record of last year (17 people).

According to TapTechNews, there were already 9 astronauts on the International Space Station before, and currently there are also 3 astronauts on China's Tiangong Space Station, and another 4 people are orbiting the Earth in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, so the total is 19 people.