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The first scheduled aviator transport flight by a private spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station (ISS). The docking was successful at 1:13 PM on the 17th Japan time. The “Resilience” spacecraft, also known as the SpaceX Crew Dragon, has four airmen, including Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, on board, after which the hatch will open for transfer to the ISS.
The Crew-1 mission, originally scheduled for August, was repeatedly postponed due to balance with other ISS transport flights, weather, and other reasons, finally launching yesterday, November 16, which was in mid-November. they have become.
Despite the arrival and return of Airmen to the ISS pilot on the Demo-2 mission, this launch was not only SpaceX’s first commercial personnel transport, but also NASA’s first transport to the United States in nine years. Transportation of astronauts to the ISS in a manufactured spacecraft. It should have been very significant because it was the first step in resuming large-scale personnel transport on its own.
The Falcon 9 rocket launched on the morning of November 16 Japan time soared gently into the sky “as usual”, and shortly after the first stage booster was detached, the booster also landed on the ship. of drones on site as usual. Crew Dragon completed the separation of the second stage of the rocket without any problems and then embarked on a full day trip to the ISS.
The Dragon Crew “Resilience” docked at 11:01 pm ET. With confirmation of the complete capture complete at 11:13 p.m., the spacecraft with the @SpaceX The crew 1 astronauts on board are officially attached to the @Spacial station. pic.twitter.com/Y63gk0Spma
– NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2020
After 1:00 p.m. on the 17th Japan time, the Crew Dragon slowly approaching the ISS finished docking with a sense of stability and relieved people around the world who were watching the live broadcast. And at the time of writing, the crew of both Crew Dragon and ISS are moving to open the hatch leading to ISS.
LIVE from space: Watch the @SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” on the dock @Spacial station, with @Astro_Illini, @AstroVicGlover, Shannon Walker and @Astro_Soichi on board: https://t.co/wwTXBf3odp https://t.co/wwTXBf3odp
– NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2020
The Crew-1 mission, consisting of Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, Soichi Noguchi and four Airmen, will remain on the ISS until spring 2021 to conduct various experiments and investigations as usual. Astronaut Noguchi explained how paper and fabric used in spacecraft and materials used in spacecraft are burned from experiments in the field of regenerative medicine investigating the culture state of liver cells prepared from cells. Human iPS in a microgravity environment. We will investigate if it is and conduct experiments to prepare for disasters in the age of space travel. Also featured in the program are tastings of space food versions of “Karaage-kun” and “Yakisoba UFO” developed by Lawson and Nisshin Foods.
source: NASA
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