We've reached a record number of humans in space, NASA announces

Crew onboard the Russian Soyuz capsule, a flight to the International Space Station (ISS) that took place on Sept. 11, became record-breaking space residents this week, as humanity waves up to the now 19 humans living and working in space.

It's the largest group living in space concurrently in history.

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