Soichi Noguchi's scheduled boarding of the first US private spacecraft, launched on October 31, September 29, 10:46
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) announced that the first US private spacecraft, which Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi and others will board, will be launched on October 31st.
The civilian spacecraft "Crew Dragon" was developed by the American company "SpaceX" for astronauts to make a round trip between the Earth and the International Space Station. The first unit is Soichi Noguchi, a Japanese astronaut. Four astronauts will be on board.
NASA has announced that it will launch the first unit at 3:40 pm on October 31, Japan time.
Noguchi and his colleagues plan to stay at the space station for six months to conduct scientific experiments.
"Crew Dragon" is expected to undertake the regular transportation of astronauts from NASA, and has become a symbol of the commercial use of space by companies.
Mr. Noguchi was born in Kanagawa prefecture, and this is his third space flight.