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666130
Mon, 08/28/2023 - 02:07
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JIJI
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Japanese Astronaut Furukawa Arrives at ISS

 
   Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)--The Crew-7 spacecraft carrying four astronauts, including Japan's Satoshi Furukawa, 59, arrived at the International Space Station around 10:15 p.m. Sunday Japan time.

   The hatch was opened around midnight Sunday, and the astronauts entered the ISS.

Astronauts who have already been stationed at the ISS welcomed Furukawa and the other three. They hugged and shook hands with each other.

   At a ceremony held after the arrival, Furukawa said that he wants to work steadily with the wonderful international crew.

   This is Furukawa's first stay at the ISS since his long-term mission in 2011. The other three astronauts who traveled to the ISS with Furukawa are from the United States, Russia and Denmark.

   Crew-7, developed by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, was launched on the Falcon 9 rocket, also developed by the U.S. space company, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday.
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