The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight. The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab,

India, Poland and Hungary are back in human spaceflight. SpaceX launched the countries’ first astronauts in more than 40 years Wednesday, sending them on a chartered flight to the International Space Station.

By Steve Nesius, Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson was launched on the fifth flight to orbit of her career early on Wednesday,