Return Postponement of
Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-1) with JAXA Astronaut NOGUCHI Soichi
April 27, 2021 (JST)
National Research and Development Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Space X) and NASA has announced to postpone the return of the Crew Dragon spacecraft (Crew-1) with JAXA Astronaut NOGUCHI Soichi due to the influence of the wind around the splashdown zones, which was planned to occur on April 28, 2021 12:40 (EDT) (April 29, 2021 1:40 JST).
The new launch schedule is as follows:
(*Time is the 24-hour clock.)
| 1. | Landing Schedule: May 2, 2021 / 00:36 (Japan Standard Time, JST) May 1, 2021 / 11:36 (EDT) |
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| 2. | Splashdown Location: Gulf of Mexico |
Reference links for further information:
https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/noguchi-soichi/