A private spacecraft boarded by Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata will be launched from Florida, USA to the International Space Station at dawn on the 6th of Japan time.
Mr. Koichi Wakata will board the American private spacecraft, "Crew Dragon" No. 5, and will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA to the International Space Station at 1:00 am Japan time on the 6th. is.
Mr. Wakata, 59 years old, is on his fifth space flight, the most by a Japanese astronaut, and during his last long-duration stay, he was the first Japanese to serve as commander of the space station.
On the other hand, three astronauts from the United States and Russia boarding the same spacecraft will all be in space for the first time, and among them, the Russian female astronaut will be the first Russian to board the American "Crew Dragon". .
Mr. Wakata arrived at the space station before 6:00 am on the 7th, Japan time, about 29 hours after the launch, and plans to stay for about half a year. It is