The Soyuz crew was escorted from the hotel to the song "Grass by the House" in Japanese

The dispatch of space crews to the launch site for the composition of the "Earthlings" group is a tradition that goes on for decades.

“Today this tradition has been respected in a new interpretation, since two Japanese citizens will go to the ISS at once on the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft: Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin will fly with him, ”the state corporation said in a statement.

The Japanese version of the composition was recorded by the duo Deai.

Earlier, the Russian state commission authorized the launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, which will carry space tourists.

The backup crew included the spacecraft commander Alexander Skvortsov and the space flight participant Shun Ogiso.

The launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft is to take place on December 8, 2021 at 10:38 Moscow time.