ROSKOSMOS ARE SENDING TWO JAPANESE TOURISTS TO SPACE"

It has become known that in December 2021 the two Japanese tourists- the billionaire Yusaku Maedzawa and video director Yozo Hirano will fly to space on board the Soyuz MC-20 spaceship. The Russian crew commander will be Alexander Misurkin who had twice flown to the International Space Station. Based on the results of the medical examination both Japanese tourists were approved for pre-flight training. In June they will start preparations in Zvezdnyi Gorodok which will last for three months.

During the space flight that will last for 12 days, the Japanese billionaire and video director are planning to shoot video clips for their YouTube channels.