Chinanews, April 9th, according to Russian satellite network reports, on the 9th local time, the Russian "Gagarin" ("Soyuz MS-18") spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts used the "Soyuz-2.1a" The launch vehicle, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, transports the astronauts to the International Space Station.
Data map: On October 14, 2020, local time, three astronauts from Russia and the United States took the Russian "Soyuz" MS-17 manned spacecraft and launched from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station (ISS).
The spacecraft sent three astronauts to the International Space Station, namely Russian astronauts Oleg Nowitzki, Peter Dubrov and American astronaut Mark van der Hey.
For Nowitzki, this was the third flight, and for Van der Hay, it was the second.
For Dubrov, this was the first flight of his career.
It is estimated that about 9 minutes after launch, the spacecraft will enter orbit at 14:07 Moscow time (19:07 Beijing time), that is, 3 hours and 25 minutes after launch, it will dock with the International Space Station.
On April 12, 1961, the former Soviet Union astronaut Yuri Gagarin completed the first feat of human space flight on the "Vostok 1" manned spacecraft.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Gagarin's journey to space, the "Soyuz MS-18" manned spacecraft was named "Yuri Gagarin".
The current members of the ISS expedition team include Russian astronauts Ryzhkov and Kudy Sverchikov, American astronauts Rubens, Hopkins, Glover and Walker, and Japanese astronaut Noguchi Soichi. .