China News Service, December 8th, according to comprehensive foreign media reports, at noon on the 8th local time, the Russian "Soyuz MS-20" spacecraft took off at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Japanese tycoon Yusaku Maesawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano, as space tourists, took the spacecraft together with Russian astronaut Misurkin to embark on a space journey.
At noon on the 8th local time, Japanese tycoon Yusaku Maesawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano, as space tourists, took the Russian "Soyuz MS-20" spacecraft to embark on a space journey.
Image source: Screenshot of NHK report
According to reports, the spacecraft will take about 6 hours to dock with the International Space Station and is scheduled to return to Earth on December 20.
According to the report, Maezawa Yusaku and his assistant will participate in a series of scientific experiments on the International Space Station and plan to complete the "100 things you want to accomplish in space" list proposed by netizens.
According to previous reports, Maezawa Yu made plans to try things on the space station, including bringing back air from the space station, playing yo-yos, blowing bubbles, puzzles, trying to photograph the aurora, and finding aliens.
Data map: Mae Zeyou.
The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported that this is the first time ordinary Japanese people have visited the International Space Station.
According to the Russian Satellite Network, the crew will also send New Year gifts, cabin accessories, and special foods that are commemorative and modified in accordance with the requirements of space consumption for the Russian astronauts on duty on the International Space Station.
According to reports, Maezawa Yusaku made his fortune through fashion retail, and he founded ZOZOTOWN, Japan's largest online fashion store.
According to "Forbes" magazine estimates, his current net worth is about 2 billion US dollars.