01. Does the group get to spend time together prior to launch? (A K2S Question)

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Each national program does things a little differently right now. All space crews spend time training for their mission together for several years before they actually fly. In Russia, the cosmonauts also move their families close to one another and spend much more time together socially than American astronauts.

Answer provided by Sheryl L. Bishop, Ph.D.


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