Russian and American astronauts take the Russian "Alliance MS-22" spacecraft into the International Space Station

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, September 21 (Reporter Yellow River) The Russian National Aerospace Corporation said on the 21st that the Russian "Alliance MS-22" spacecraft completed the docking with the International Space Station on the same day. Essence

The National Space Corporation posted on its official website on the same day that the "Alliance-2.1A" Rockets equipped with the "Alliance MS-22" spacecraft at 16:54 on the 21st of Moscow (21:54 Beijing time) from Kazakhstan Byconul's launch site was lifted off, and then entered the scheduled track. The "Alliance MS-22" spacecraft completed the docking with the "Dawn" small test cabin of the Russian cabin in the Russian cabin at 20:06 on the same day of Moscow (1:06 on the 22nd Beijing time).

According to the news, the three astronauts who entered the International Space Station were Sergey Prievyev from Russia and Dimitri Pejarin, as well as Francisco Rubio from the United States. They will work at the International Space Station for 188 days. This is the first time that the Russian National Aerospace Corporation and the United States Space Agency signed a "cross flight" agreement.

On July 14 this year, the Russian National Aerospace Corporation and the United States Aerospace signed an agreement to send cross use of the Russian "Alliance" spacecraft and the US spacecraft to send the astronauts of both parties to the International Space Station. The Russian National Aerospace Corporation said that the agreement can help promote cooperation within the planning framework of the International Space Station, and effectively implement projects that explore and use the outer space for peace purposes.

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