![]() ![]() The four astronauts who arrived last November are scheduled to return to Earth next week. The crew will spend the next six months in space. SpaceX is launching NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide. "The nice thing about sleeping in space is that just about anywhere can be your bedroom," said NASA spokesman Dan Huot. And that leaves two others without beds - but that's not a problem. Two astronauts will have to sleep in the docked SpaceX capsules. ![]() When the four new crew members arrive, they'll join seven already on board. NASA has to get creative for those rare times when there are more people than beds. The International Space Station might be bigger than a football field, but it's equipped with just seven permanent sleeping pods, each about the size of a phone booth. But with 11 people soon to be aboard, there aren't enough places for them all to sleep. The International Space Station is larger than a football field. ![]()
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