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15 ottobre 2022 ora del Giappone,La navicella spaziale con equipaggio Crew Dragon “Freedom” di SpaceX torna sulla TerraFatto.A bordo della nave c’era una NASAL’astronauta Kjell Lindgren、L’astronauta Bob Hines、L’astronauta Jessica Watkinse l’Agenzia spaziale europea (ESA)L’astronauta Samantha Cristoforettiè.

4 persone in missione di volo con equipaggio verso la Stazione Spaziale Internazionale (ISS)「Equipaggio-4」Come membro dell’equipaggio, ho lasciato il Kennedy Space Center il 27 aprile 2022, ora del Giappone, e sono rimasto sulla ISS dal 28 del giorno successivo. Crew Dragon “Freedom” con quattro persone a bordo dopo un soggiorno di sei mesi separato dalla ISS alle 01:05 del 15 ottobre, ora del Giappone.Circa cinque ore dopo, alle 05:55 dello stesso giorno (16:55 il 14 ottobre, EDT), la nave salpò al largo di Jacksonville, in Florida, USA.Riuscito nell’atterraggio sull’Oceano AtlanticoFatto.

[▲ Gli astronauti della Crew-4 sono tornati con la Crew Dragon Freedom. Da sinistra: l’astronauta Watkins, l’astronauta Hines, l’astronauta Ringling e l’astronauta Cristoforetti. Scattata il 14 ottobre 2022 ora locale (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)]

According to NASA, the four170 days in total on the ISS, and orbited the earth 2720 times during that period. This is the second spaceflight for astronauts Ringling and Cristoforetti, who spent a total of 311 and 369 days in space respectively. This was the first space flight for astronauts Hines and Watkins.The total number of days spent in space by Cristoforetti is currently the second highest ever by a female astronaut.is a record of（※）。

* 1st place goes to former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson with a total of 665 days.

During the Crew-4 mission, various scientific experiments and technological demonstrations took place on the ISS, but it seems to have been a memorable mission, especially for Cristoforetti and ESA. In July 2022 Cristoforetti will fly to RoscosmosCosmonaut Oleg ArtemyevThis was also the first spacewalk for a female ESA astronaut.

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Astronaut Cristoforetti also served briefly as commander (captain) of the ISS from 28 September, also ESA’s first female astronaut. Even in the field of space development, where the percentage of male astronauts is high, it is an event that makes me realize that women are advancing.

Also, prior to the departure of the four Crew-4 members from the ISS on October 7, Japan time「Crew-5」Four mission members arrived on the ISS aboard the Crew Dragon “Endurance”. Crew-5 has the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Astronaut Koichi WakataFour people are participating and are expected to remain on the ISS for approximately six months until approximately April 2023.

connection:Koichi Wakata arrives at the successfully docked ISS Crew Dragon “Endurance”

Source

• Image credit: NASA / Bill Ingalls, ESA / NASA / Roscosmos
• NASA – Space Station (NASA blog)
• ESA – Memoirs of Minerva – Samantha Cristoforetti returns to Earth

Text / Matsumura Takehiro