JAXA Chairman American Private Spacecraft "Perfect Success" June 12, 17:24
In May, the president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced that a spacecraft developed by an American private company succeeded in docking an astronaut on the International Space Station for the first time in May. It was a great success."
The spacecraft "Crew Dragon" developed by the American private company "Space X" was successfully docked to the International Space Station for the first time last month with two astronauts as the final test flight.
If all the test flights are successful, the "Crew Dragon" will enter the operational stage, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will be on board the first aircraft.
JAXA Chairman Hiroshi Yamakawa highly praised the regular online interviews, saying, "Outstanding technology has resulted in perfect success on the way out."
"It is very important for Mr. Noguchi to board a spaceship developed by a private company at an important time when it enters the operational stage. It is based on the long-standing cooperation between the Japanese and US governments." I told you.
In addition, during the conference, a plan was announced that a Vietnam earth observation satellite will be mounted on the first Epsilon S, which is currently being developed as an improved version of the Japanese solid fuel rocket, and launched in 2023. This means that this is the first time that Epsilon has an overseas satellite.