Four astronauts, including Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, were scheduled to board a civilian spacecraft and be launched from the United States toward the International Space Station on the 22nd of Japan time, but due to strong winds. The launch was postponed due to the impact.
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration has set the new launch date and time before 7:00 pm on the 23rd of Japan time.
Akihiko Hoshide, a Japanese astronaut, and four American and French astronauts boarded the second American civilian spacecraft, "Crew Dragon," at 7:11 pm on the 22nd of Japan time. It was planned to be launched from the state of Florida, USA.
According to NASA, the launch has been postponed due to strong winds and high waves in the waters where the spacecraft will land in an emergency.
The new launch date and time is 6:49 pm on the 23rd of Japan time.
This is Mr. Hoshide's third space flight, and he will be the second Japanese captain after Mr. Koichi Wakata at the space station where he will stay for about half a year.
In addition, since Soichi Noguchi, who is currently staying for a long time, is currently on the space station, when Hoshide is launched, two Japanese will stay in space at the same time, the first time since 2010 when Noguchi and Naoko Yamazaki. It will be.