US spacecraft "Crew Dragon" to launch in the early morning of 31st May 30 20:08
A spacecraft developed by an American private company whose launch on the 28th has been postponed will be launched for the first time with an astronaut on board the International Space Station on the 31st dawn. It is the first time in nine years since the US retired the Space Shuttle to send astronauts to the International Space Station on its own spacecraft, and it has been attracting attention as a symbol of the era when private companies are fully entering space development.
The spacecraft "Crew Dragon" developed by the American private company "Space X" will be launched.
Originally it was scheduled to be launched on the 28th, but it was postponed due to bad weather, and again at 4:22 am on the 31st of Japan time, two American astronauts were put on board, and from the United States Florida State to the International Space Station It is scheduled to be launched.
NASA is supporting the development of a manned spacecraft of a private company, and this time, as the final test of "Crew Dragon", we will carry an astronaut for the first time to dock on a space station and return to Earth. .
If the test is successful, the `` Crew Dragon '' will enter the operation stage, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will be on board the first aircraft, and preparations are in progress for the launch on August 30th. I will.
This is the first time that a private manned spacecraft is aiming for an international space station, and it is attracting attention as a symbol of an era in which private companies make full-scale entry into space development.
Also, it is the first time in nine years that the United States sends astronauts to the space station with its own spacecraft since the retirement of the space shuttle, and once it enters the operation stage, it will be possible to carry aviators without relying on Russian spacecraft. I will.