A private spacecraft that was successfully launched on the 23rd with four astronauts, including Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, arrived at the International Space Station after 6 pm on the 24th of Japan time.
Since Soichi Noguchi is staying at the space station, two Japanese people will be staying at the same time.
This is Mr. Hoshide's third space flight, and he will stay for about half a year to serve as the second captain of the Japanese population.
The second civilian spacecraft "Crew Dragon", which was successfully launched on the 23rd with four astronauts including Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, was internationally launched at 6:08 pm on the 24th of Japan time. Arrived at the space station and docked.
Soichi Noguchi is staying at the space station and is scheduled to return to Earth on the 29th of this month, but until then, two Japanese will be staying in space at the same time.
It is the first time in 11 years that two Japanese people have stayed in space at the same time since Mr. Noguchi and Mr. Naoko Yamazaki in 2010.
Mr. Hoshide will stay at the space station for about half a year on his third space flight, and will be the second Japanese captain after Mr. Koichi Wakata.
The spacecraft and rocket this time were developed as a reusable type that can be used multiple times, and this time the first stage of the spacecraft and rocket was used once for the first time in the launch with an aviator. Was being reused.