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[JAXA:0540] New Launch Date and Time of Soyuz Spacecraft with Astronaut Kanai aboard for ISS Expedition 54/55 Long Stay Mission

December 7, 2017 (JST)

New Launch Date and Time of Soyuz Spacecraft (53S/MS-07) with Astronaut Norishige Kanai aboard for ISS Expedition 54/55 Long Stay Mission

As a result of the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) held at Houston, U.S.A, on December 6, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and partner agencies of the International Space Station (ISS) project officially decided the launch date and time for the Soyuz spacecraft (53S/MS-07), which Astronaut Norishige Kanai will be onboard, as follows after confirming the safety and preparation status.
Astronaut Kanai will stay at the International Space Station for about four months as a crewmember of the Expedition 54/55, and will return to Earth in April on the Soyuz spacecraft (53S/MS-07).

Launch Date/Time:
At 16:21 on December 17 (Sun.), 2017 (Japan Standard Time)
At 13:21 on December 17 (Sun.), 2017 (Baikonur Time)
At 10:21 on December 17 (Sun.), 2017 (Moscow Time)

Launch Location:
Baikonur Cosmodrome (Republic of Kazakhstan)

Crewmembers:
Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov (Roscosmos)
Flight Engineer Scott D. Tingle (NASA)
Flight Engineer Norishige Kanai (JAXA)

Reference links for further information:
http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/astro/biographies/kanai/index.html


URL:
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2017/12/20171207_53s.html


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