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NASA officials and lawmakers warned Wednesday that U.S. astronauts will continue riding to the International Space Station aboard Russian spacecraft longer than planned if a spending plan under consideration in the Senate becomes law.

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has traveled to the International Space Station on a space shuttle and a Russian capsule. He’s now gearing up to launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship, becoming only the third person to launch from Earth into orbit on three different types of spacecraft.

The proposal would allow SpaceX to take over Space Launch Complex 6, United Launch Alliance’s former Delta 4 launch site, and convert it for use to launch both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.