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Launch of the Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-1)
with JAXA Astronaut NOGUCHI Soichi aboard

November 16, 2020 (JST)

National Research and Development Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Space X) has launched the Crew Dragon spacecraft (Crew-1), which JAXA astronaut NOGUCHI Soichi is aboard.

Launch Date/Time: November 16, 2020 / 9:27 a.m. (Japanese Standard Time, JST)
November 15, 2020 / 7:27 p.m. (ET)
Launch Location: Kennedy Space Center (Florida, U.S.A), Launchpad 39A
Docking Schedule with the International Space Station (ISS): November 17, 2020 / 1:00 p.m. (Japanese Standard Time, JST)
November 17, 2020 / 4:00 a.m. (GMT)
Crewmembers: Crew-1 Commander  Michael Hopkins (NASA)
Crew-1 Pilot  Victor Glover (NASA)
Mission Specialist  NOGUCHI Soichi (JAXA)
Mission Specialist  Shannon Walker (NASA)

Reference links for further information:
https://iss.jaxa.jp/en/astro/biographies/noguchi/index.html

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