Astronauts Who Just Arrived On The ISS Reveal Their Experience Of Riding Crew Dragon

JAKARTA - Three astronauts from the American space agency (NASA) and one Japanese astronaut successfully landed on the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday night, November 16.

Two days after his arrival, the four astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Soichi Noguchi from the Japanese space agency JAXA conducted interviews with people on earth.

Kate Rubins, who arrived at the space station in October, also joined the question-and-answer session, while Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov took a break after completing a space trip the previous day.

People on earth are so curious about how the four astronauts experienced a ride on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. When compared to the Russian Soyuz capsule and the shuttle.

The question was answered by Noguchi, who is the only astronaut among the crew who has experienced a trip on the three spacecraft.

"Crew Dragon is the best. Each vehicle has its own uniqueness, but I think Dragon is really ready to ride and fun to drive," said astronaut Noguchi as quoted by Digital Trends, Friday, November 20.

For information, this is the second time Dragon Crew has transported humans, after a successful Demo-2 test mission with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken some time ago.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon design is based on the cargo-carrying Dragon spacecraft, and will make multiple flights to and from the ISS before retiring earlier this year.

The success of the SpaceX reusable rocket system is an opportunity for NASA to be able to launch and land missions from American territory by commercial aircraft for the first time since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.

"Incredible. When the machine was cut off and we were in orbit, it was not real. When I first looked out the window at the earth, it was hard to describe, there are no words to describe it, it was an amazing once in a lifetime experience," he said. astronaut Glover, who is traveling to space for the first time.

Meanwhile, astronaut Rubins welcomes the arrival of the four astronauts, which means that more human resources will mean more scientific work during the six-month Expedition 63 mission.