Expedition 66 Soyuz MS 20 Docking December 8, 2021

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 MS20 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: