2023.08.26 16:58Nation

古川さん、１２年ぶり宇宙へ　２度目の飛行、ＩＳＳ長期滞在

　国際宇宙ステーション（ＩＳＳ）長期滞在に臨む古川聡さん（５９）ら４人を乗せた米宇宙船クルードラゴン７号機が２６日午後４時２７分（日本時間）、フロリダ州・ケネディ宇宙センターからファルコン９ロケットで打ち上げられた。
　クルードラゴンは約１２分後にロケットから分離され、ＩＳＳに向かう軌道に投入。２７日午後９時５０分（同）ごろにＩＳＳにドッキングする予定。
　古川さんの飛行は２０１１年のＩＳＳ長期滞在以来、１２年ぶり２回目。約半年間の滞在中、日本実験棟「きぼう」などでさまざまな実験を実施。日本独自の水再生システムの実証やＩＳＳ内の微小重力環境を活用した立体臓器培養技術の実験、超小型衛星の放出などが予定されている。（2023/08/26-16:58）

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2023.08.26 16:58Nation

Rocket Carrying Japan's Furukawa, Others Successfully Launched

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A rocket carrying SpaceX's Crew-7 spacecraft with Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and three others aboard was successfully launched on Saturday Japan time.
   This is the second space flight for Furukawa, 59, and the first since his stay at the International Space Station in 2011.
   The Falcon 9 rocket, also developed by the U.S. space company, lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:27 p.m. (7:27 a.m. GMT).
   About 12 minutes after the launch, the Crew-7 separated from the rocket and entered an orbit. It is scheduled to dock with the ISS at around 9:50 p.m. Sunday Japan time.
   During his upcoming half-year stay in the ISS, Furukawa will conduct various experiments in the Japanese Kibo experiment module and elsewhere.