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Smoke trail is seen as the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5424x3568px, 10.4Mb
- Job-ID: e6ac8bf595c8d3fc


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5072x3312px, 8.1Mb
- Job-ID: 18a40e1fe2a241fa


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4528x2848px, 6.2Mb
- Job-ID: c6ce2dd466dee09


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5120x3328px, 8.8Mb
- Job-ID: 38d74c33a88c8a85


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4022x2591px, 5.4Mb
- Job-ID: 6084d6e79e67579b


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4648x2876px, 6.7Mb
- Job-ID: 36d364ffb019b494


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3657x2338px, 4.9Mb
- Job-ID: 8a385e5c6e9b0e2a


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4334x2825px, 7Mb
- Job-ID: 41ae2a5ea682e93a


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3685x2456px, 4.4Mb
- Job-ID: 4a9d9a290f428281


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3058x2068px, 3.9Mb
- Job-ID: 6a505c9cd761d979


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1758x2625px, 2.3Mb
- Job-ID: 2b7b41dbc9a4a4d


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2915x1970px, 3Mb
- Job-ID: 2f6c6b39fd0bc491


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4258x2855px, 8.1Mb
- Job-ID: 5e9bda1668b72714


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2375x1603px, 3.2Mb
- Job-ID: 27f4751183fcca0


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5440x3488px, 9.8Mb
- Job-ID: a66a627db7239840


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1678x2348px, 2.2Mb
- Job-ID: cce62cca50cfea8


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3428x2285px, 4.6Mb
- Job-ID: 6c9023d9b90ea89b


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2473x1649px, 2.2Mb
- Job-ID: 5095b8bc1fe0fac4


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3997x2665px, 6.2Mb
- Job-ID: 6ce04c7488e0f954


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5144x3216px, 9.3Mb
- Job-ID: 4845f0cc08095a35


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2006x1321px, 1.6Mb
- Job-ID: 67ff33d1204c3d3c


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4352x2784px, 6.8Mb
- Job-ID: a638747b5b4f170e


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4928x3280px, 8.6Mb
- Job-ID: 744c744036f2f66


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3248x2090px, 3.7Mb
- Job-ID: ca06e35e33627f63


The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2342x1605px, 2.2Mb
- Job-ID: 37c125c772144b18


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa boards the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4574x3166px, 7.7Mb
- Job-ID: d7ae1a2d6e8ebd50


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, center, Yozo Hirano, top, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin board the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft shortly before their launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4480x2944px, 7.3Mb
- Job-ID: ace3570eeca482ba


Japanese space tourist Yozo Hirano boards the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3308x2264px, 4Mb
- Job-ID: cee6a9bc7d82b9b2


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin boards the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2745x1816px, 2.8Mb
- Job-ID: d534049d292c8432


Japanese space tourist Yozo Hirano boards the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2382x1652px, 2.3Mb
- Job-ID: 376e2c35877e0675


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa boards the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2978x1945px, 3.3Mb
- Job-ID: dd5b821b9a46afc9


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa boards the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2686x1751px, 2.6Mb
- Job-ID: 32287d7a4b518696


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, center, Yozo Hirano, top, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin board the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft shortly before their launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3416x4484px, 8.5Mb
- Job-ID: 3b7471f13c7886f4


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin walks to board the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft prior to a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5680x3688px, 10.4Mb
- Job-ID: 655ae8d051582917


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin walks to board the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft prior to a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4768x3480px, 9Mb
- Job-ID: 315ad964584e6a8f


A fox is seen in front of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the crew of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano at the launchpad ahead of its launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3047x4012px, 6.8Mb
- Job-ID: b760f3ff2dbd46c5


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa gestures from a bus as he departs for a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4508x2828px, 7.9Mb
- Job-ID: d21b49da14f22294


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin waves from a bus as he departs for a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4144x2692px, 7Mb
- Job-ID: a86a1cb095271119


Japanese space tourist Yozo Hirano sits inside a bus as he departs for a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3489x2183px, 4.6Mb
- Job-ID: b805b9aa6b65bedb


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa waves from a bus as he departs for a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3710x2381px, 5.1Mb
- Job-ID: ab7dd685892f28f9


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin gestures from a bus as he departs for a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3368x2194px, 4.2Mb
- Job-ID: 33e82bb7be5fc946


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, left, Yozo Hirano, right, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin walk shortly before boarding the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft prior to their launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4121x2869px, 7Mb
- Job-ID: 3702083413abb3f7


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, left, Yozo Hirano, righ, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin walk shortly before boarding the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft prior to their launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4722x3091px, 8.7Mb
- Job-ID: d4698f02998ba042


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, left, Yozo Hirano, right, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin pose shortly before boarding the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft prior to their launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5202x3468px, 11.6Mb
- Job-ID: 42bf1660d3464306


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa speaks after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5744x3896px, 11.5Mb
- Job-ID: b2569935fa18553f


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa gestures as he speaks after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4715x3207px, 9.3Mb
- Job-ID: 6ba19a4e40494a29


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa waves as he speaks after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 6048x4024px, 11.3Mb
- Job-ID: 3b07c4410ce8a0c2


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin is seen after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5168x3528px, 9.4Mb
- Job-ID: 43f3eb09358cdc4e


Japanese space tourist Yozo Hirano has his spacesuit tested during pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5760x3912px, 11.8Mb
- Job-ID: 6e13ba0c3cb8ecb6


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa speaks after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4672x3320px, 7.9Mb
- Job-ID: c2818cfb5cb84188


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa speaks after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5632x3832px, 11.4Mb
- Job-ID: f0455def54219d90


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, center, Yozo Hirano, right, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin are seen after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2640x3336px, 4.8Mb
- Job-ID: c2e4a1aa111995c2


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa speaks after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 6048x4024px, 12.3Mb
- Job-ID: 7442ed42203cadca


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin is seen after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3536x2632px, 4.8Mb
- Job-ID: ef5d65eee3ce775f


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa has his spacesuit tested during pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5248x3288px, 9Mb
- Job-ID: e744e57d44f3bf21


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, right, Yozo Hirano, center, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin walk after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4161x2608px, 7.7Mb
- Job-ID: 4eb1a9585c04cba2


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin reacts after pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3672x2464px, 6.3Mb
- Job-ID: 3cb2b014d5ce247d


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, left, Yozo Hirano, right, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin stand during a report to Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, before their launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 7053x4937px, 20.4Mb
- Job-ID: e1869467857b5fe8


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, left, Yozo Hirano, right, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin report to Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, before their launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Sergei Savostyanov
- Source: POOL
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 7808x5344px, 20.4Mb
- Job-ID: 141fa469bed123a4


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin look out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3459x2400px, 5.1Mb
- Job-ID: 7db08a7bb91005bd


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin look out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5568x3712px, 11.3Mb
- Job-ID: ebf61ed854f44fe2


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa looks out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4563x3042px, 8.9Mb
- Job-ID: 2f0634316d22916b


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin look out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5568x3712px, 13.1Mb
- Job-ID: ccef1d0baa798747


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa waves from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4909x3399px, 11.4Mb
- Job-ID: 9cfa7440c98abc54


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa waves from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4011x2831px, 7.3Mb
- Job-ID: c1bdeef9069ee375


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin waves from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4361x3138px, 8.5Mb
- Job-ID: 55b795f583dd739b


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin look out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5568x3712px, 12Mb
- Job-ID: c611b2a8eba2542f


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, right, and Yozo Hirano look out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5009x3245px, 10.3Mb
- Job-ID: c416b896368f422


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, right, and Yozo Hirano look out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4914x3141px, 8.8Mb
- Job-ID: e0d1439a1817269b


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa waves from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3995x2827px, 8.4Mb
- Job-ID: 604849c550f423cc


Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, right, and Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa look out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4943x3272px, 9.7Mb
- Job-ID: 57345264fdb771d3


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa looks out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3820x2512px, 5.4Mb
- Job-ID: 489c8fb539214341


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa waves shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4060x2848px, 6.4Mb
- Job-ID: 7854a83a77f8ce2


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa, right, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin board a bus while leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5202x3385px, 9.4Mb
- Job-ID: a87cd0cf627aa1dd


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa waves shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4391x2900px, 8.7Mb
- Job-ID: 61537759f93b81c


Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa looks out from a bus shortly before leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5197x3546px, 9.5Mb
- Job-ID: 5208b8ef1de7cc69


Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa, left, and Yozo Hirano board a bus while leaving for pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spaceship, which will carry Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station (ISS) together with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:38 GMT on December 8. Their return to Earth is expected on December 20.
- Package: Kazakhstan Russia Space
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 08.12.2021
- Date published: 08.12.2021
- Author: Maksim Blinov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4616x3073px, 8.9Mb
- Job-ID: d1cc380ecd9286d0