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Astronaut with links to the Island arrives at International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission launched on Thursday

A veteran astronaut, with links to the Isle of Man, has arrived at the International Space Station with three others. 

The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission launched from Florida on Thursday. 

One of the crew is NASA's Stephen Bowen who visited the Island in 2011 as a guest of Tynwald. 

Days before the mission, Howard Parkin from AstroManx emailed Stephen to wish him well for his journey and the next six months on the orbiting station:

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