The International Space Station (ISS) has a new commander. Japanese astronaut Daguya OnishiJapanese Space Research Agency (Jacksa), He accepted the command of the orbit on Friday In the change of the command ceremony.
Onyishi picked up Related del Casmonata Ruso Alexei OvsininRussian National Space Agency Roscosmos. Onyishi’s new trip will run 73It is expected to last until December 8, 2025, and other members of Ovsinin and Expression 72 are.
Three team members of the trip 72Among them is NASA Don Petit’s astronaut and Roscosmos Ivan Wagner’s astronaut They will descend on the parachute in Kasakstan on Sunday.
Said goodbye to his crew of OvsinIt has since arrived at the station at the end of September last year and carried out dozens of tests and scientific research programs.
“I want to give Thank you to my crew. We work together. We are resting together. I would like to thank all the people and trainers who prepared us during the flight and supported us, ”Ovsinin said.
Welcome to Orvin’s onyishiAnd asked him to continue on the track Pre -space exploration and ISS. “It’s a key to ISS. Now this is your key. Take care of our station. It’s all us,” Ovsin added.
The long -awaited onnisi and ovsin have been known for a long time. Both are almost like a decade Release 48 First ISS. Onyishi said that taking responsibility from Ovsin was a time of respect for him. “For me, it is a great respect to accept the command of the publication. And I was very special to take the command of his hand,” onishi said.
“Because almost nine years have passed We met in 2016 during the Expudation 48. At that time, we were both rude, and we are here, ISS.
The new crew of the journey will give soon Welcome to the spacecraft spacecraft. NASA’s 32nd Business Report work It will carry three tonnes of new scientific tests and group items from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday. They will be ready for the first space walk planned on May 1st.