Japanese Astronaut Wakata Arrives At The Space Station

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												Science Society October 7, 2022 12:18 (JST)

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–A Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying Koichi Wakata from Japan and three other astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning, Japan time. They were greeted with hugs by astronauts who have already resided on the ISS. “I’m back in zero gravity. It feels like I’m back home,” Wataka, 59, said in a speech during a welcoming ceremony for the four. Wakata, who is making his fifth spaceflight, the longest for a Japanese astronaut, will stay on the ISS for about six months. He became the first Japanese captain when he previously stayed on the ISS from 2013 to 2014.

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