For a brief moment on Tuesday, there were more people in Earth orbit than ever before. on the International Space Station (ISS) just hours ago, 11 people and three Chinese taikonauts arrived at the Chinese space station on Tuesday to join the other three crew members already there, The number of people in Earth orbit has reached 17.
Privately funded, with 10 people on the ISS in September 2021 and four crew members traveling for several days as part of the special mission, Space.com reported. Inspiration4 broken during his mission. He broke the 14-man record.
Humans have had a permanent presence in space since the ISS began rotating crews two decades ago. Now China also has its own space station in Earth orbit, and this is paving the way for more people to live outside Earth.
With privately funded space stations expected to be built in the coming years, the number of orbital crews is set to increase. If NASA fulfills its goal of building a base where astronauts can live and work for long periods of time, similar to what they do in Earth orbit today, The number of astronauts in space will increase even more.