Soyuz Lifts Off To Take Japanese, American, Russian To Space Station

KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA - JUL. 23: A rocket carrying a Soyuz spacecraft blasted off into space early Thursday morning to take to the International Space Station three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States. The rocket took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:02 a.m. local time (6:02 a.m. Japan time). Nine minutes later, the spacecraft was separated from the rocket as scheduled, according to the Russian Space Agency, marking a successful launch. The spacecraft is expected to arrive at the ISS at an altitude of 400 kilometers at 11:46 a.m. Japan time, after a voyage of around six hours. The expedition's crewmembers are Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko, 51, of Russia, flight engineer Kimiya Yui, 45, of Japan, and flight engineer Kjell Lindgren, 42, of the United States. Yui became the 10th Japanese to travel into space and is set to become the fifth to stay at the ISS for a long-term mission. The Soyuz spacecraft was initially scheduled for launch on May 27, but its liftoff was postponed for around two months due to an investigation into the cause of a failed launch in April of a Progress spacecraft that uses a similar rocket. During his five-month-long mission, Yui, who was a test pilot in Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, is tasked with carrying out various experiments at Kibo, Japan's laboratory at the ISS. When the Japanese unmanned cargo transfer vehicle Kounotori docks at the space station in August, he is scheduled to operate a robotic arm while communicating with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata on the ground. At the ISS, U.S. and Russian astronauts have been working to collect basic data to eventually realize a manned flight to Mars. Yui is set to support their work.
KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA - JUL. 23: A rocket carrying a Soyuz spacecraft blasted off into space early Thursday morning to take to the International Space Station three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States. The rocket took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:02 a.m. local time (6:02 a.m. Japan time). Nine minutes later, the spacecraft was separated from the rocket as scheduled, according to the Russian Space Agency, marking a successful launch. The spacecraft is expected to arrive at the ISS at an altitude of 400 kilometers at 11:46 a.m. Japan time, after a voyage of around six hours. The expedition's crewmembers are Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko, 51, of Russia, flight engineer Kimiya Yui, 45, of Japan, and flight engineer Kjell Lindgren, 42, of the United States. Yui became the 10th Japanese to travel into space and is set to become the fifth to stay at the ISS for a long-term mission. The Soyuz spacecraft was initially scheduled for launch on May 27, but its liftoff was postponed for around two months due to an investigation into the cause of a failed launch in April of a Progress spacecraft that uses a similar rocket. During his five-month-long mission, Yui, who was a test pilot in Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, is tasked with carrying out various experiments at Kibo, Japan's laboratory at the ISS. When the Japanese unmanned cargo transfer vehicle Kounotori docks at the space station in August, he is scheduled to operate a robotic arm while communicating with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata on the ground. At the ISS, U.S. and Russian astronauts have been working to collect basic data to eventually realize a manned flight to Mars. Yui is set to support their work.
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