COSMONAUT AND SPACE FLIGHT TOURISTS LAUNCH TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and two Japanese private citizens, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano launched on the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Wednesday, December 8. Following docking to the International Space Station, the trio took part in a welcome ceremony aboard the complex. Misurkin, Maezawa, and Hirano, who are flying under a contract between Roscosmos and Space Adventures, are scheduled to undock from the International Space Station Sunday, December 19 to land in Kazakhstan. Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here: www.nasa.gov/subscribe
Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to use. Credit NASA as the source. Check NASA's media usage guidelines for details. Images featuring identifiable individuals may require additional permissions.
NASA ID
iss066m263420659_Expedition_66_Soyuz_MS-20_Launch_211208
Date Created
December 8, 2021
Center
JSC
Media Type
video
Download this video in multiple resolutions. All NASA media are free for public use.
Captions
Subtitles