No. 1 US private spacecraft scheduled to board Mr. Noguchi To launch in late October 19:55 on August 15
NASA announced that the launch of the first US civilian spacecraft to be boarded by Japanese astronauts Soichi Noguchi and others will take place on October 23rd at the earliest. ..
The private spacecraft "Crew Dragon" was developed by an American company "Space X" in order for astronauts to travel back and forth between the earth and the International Space Station. The first spacecraft is Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi. Four astronauts are supposed to board.
NASA announced that the launch time for this Unit 1 will be late October, and that it will take place on October 23 at the earliest.
And Mr. Noguchi and his colleagues plan to stay at the space station for 6 months to do scientific experiments.
NASA and others are studying data such as the test flight data of the "Crew Dragon" that was held until the 3rd of this month, but already with the Japanese astronauts Akihiko Hoshide and others onboard the second unit next spring. It will be launched.
The Crew Dragon is expected to undertake regular astronaut transportation from NASA, and is a symbol of commercial use of space by companies.
Mr. Noguchi was born in Yokohama, and this time is the third space flight, and on his 15th Japan time, on his Twitter, "The final training is proceeding smoothly. Confirmation of operability etc. with the capsule actually flying It was done."