China News Service, November 11, reported that three NASA astronauts and one Japanese astronaut will take off on a rocket developed by the Space Exploration Technology Company (SpaceX) to the International Space Station on the 14th.
On the 10th, NASA officially certified SpaceX's "Dragon" spacecraft capsule as safe.
On August 2, local time, the Space Exploration Technology Company "Dragon" spacecraft was about to splash and land in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida in the southeastern United States to complete the first manned test flight.
NASA Director Bridenstine said: "I am very proud to say that we are using American rockets and spacecraft to return to the United States for regular manned space launch activities." Previously, the United States relied on Russian manned spacecraft. Up to 9 years.
American astronauts Hopkins, Glover, Walker and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi plan to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:49 pm on the 14th, Florida time, and is expected to be 8 hours later Arrive at the International Space Station.
As of the evening of the 10th, local time, the weather conditions on the 14th were in good judgment.
SpaceX’s manned mission leader Benji Reid previously stated that the company expects to launch 7 "Dragon" spacecraft in the next 14 months, of which 3 are for manned flights and 4 are for cargo transportation.
According to reports, the next manned space mission is expected to be carried out at the end of March 2021, when one European astronaut, one Japanese astronaut and two American astronauts will go to space.