Space tourism, on the launch pad at Bagconnor La Soyuz which will bring Japanese tourists into orbit

Space tourism, on the launch pad at Bagconnor La Soyuz which will bring Japanese tourists into orbit

Space tourism, on the launch pad at Bagconnor La Soyuz which will bring Japanese tourists into orbit

The Soyuz-2.1a rocket, which will launch the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft into orbit with two Japanese space tourists and a Russian cosmonaut, was … 05.12.2021, Sputnik Italy

2021-12-05 T21: 35 + 0100

2021-12-05 T21: 35 + 0100

2021-12-05 T21: 35 + 0100

Globalism

space

https://cdnnit1.img.sputniknews.com/img/802/46/8024687_0:160:3073:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_c0210fa724ce989b763f81ca8420e762.jpg

The launch date is set for 11:38 local time on December 8. Docking at the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for 19:41 the same day. The crew will spend 12 days on the International Space Station. The last flight of the Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station with a space tourist on board took place in October 2009. On the front of the rocket, in addition to the Russian flag, there is also a Japanese one. On the diver there are also the emblems of Roskosmos, Space Adventures and the personal emblem of Yusaku Maedzawa, consisting of the letters M and Z. New Year’s packages for members of the Russian crew currently working on the station were also loaded onto the spacecraft: Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov. They will receive welcome letters from family and friends, personalized gifts and favorite music, as well as homemade dishes for the festive table. The reserve crew includes Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Japanese cosmonaut Shun Ogisu. Currently on the International Space Station is the crew of Flight 66. A mission working on behalf of cosmonaut Piotr Dubrov and astronaut Mark Vande is, as well as members of the Crew-3 mission, arriving aboard the Crew Dragon Endurance capsule: Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshborn and Germany’s Matthias Maurer.