20 people in space! Humanity quietly tied a record last month

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The four private Ax-3 astronauts (front row) and the seven Expedition 70 crew members wave to the camera after greeting each other on the International Space Station on Jan. 20, 2024. Humanity tied a spaceflight record late last month, though the news flew under pretty much everyone's radar. For a few minutes on Jan. 26, 20 people were in space at the same time. The International Space Station (ISS) hosted 11 of them — seven long-term crewmembers and four visitors on the private Ax-3 mission — and three occupied China's Tiangong space station. The other six were aboard Virgin Galactic's...