Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata will board a private spacecraft and is scheduled to be launched from Florida, USA to the International Space Station at 1:00 am Japan time on the 6th, and will be launched at 10:00 pm Japan time on the 5th. I left for the launch pad earlier.
[Live Streaming] Mr. Koichi Wakata to launch the local situation
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.
Before 10:00 p.m. Japan time on the 5th, Mr. Wakata appeared from the building wearing a space suit, exchanged words with the people involved and took a commemorative photo with a smile.
Together with three American and Russian astronauts boarding the same spacecraft, we boarded a transport vehicle and departed for the launch pad.
After this, Mr. Wakata and three other astronauts will board the spacecraft, check the communication equipment, etc. and wait on board until the launch at 1:00 am on the 6th of Japan time.