First All-Private Astronaut Team Gets Down to Science Aboard the International Space Station

The four men reached the station onboard the SpaceX capsule Endeavor following a nearly 21-hour journey. They are scheduled to spend eight days on the ISS, which is currently orbiting Earth at a height of 260 miles (418 km).

This brings the total number of people onboard the ISS to 11, fairly more crowded than usual. As a result, some of the new guests have had to sleep in some rather strange places. Stibbe and Pathy are sleeping in the ISS Columbus module, Connor in the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, and López-Alegría in the airlock. The crew is scheduled to return on Saturday, April 16.