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 Musk's'Space X', carrying 4 astronauts into space...

Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO's SpaceX, launched a spacecraft carrying four astronauts on the 23rd . The destination is the International Space Station (ISS).According to foreign media such as Reuters, SpaceX launched a spacecraft carrying four astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at around 5:49 a.m. on the same day (6:49 p.m. KST on the 23rd).

The spacecraft, which recycled both manned capsules and propulsion rockets.

SpaceX previously succeeded in launching its first manned spaceship'Crued Dragon' toward the International Space Station in May of last year.This mission is called'Crew-2'. American astronauts Shane Kimbrer and Meghan MacArthur, Akihiko Hoshide of Japan Aerospace Research and Development Organization (JAXA), and Toma Fesket of the European Space Agency (ESA) participated. All of these have previously flew in space.In a media interview, Pesket said, "He's excited to be aboard the'Krew Dragon', a futuristic and fully autonomous manned spacecraft that is markedly different from the Russian Soyuz spacecraft he previously flew." "The way it unfolds is really fantastic," Fesket added.The four astronauts are scheduled to conduct several scientific experiments after shifting with members of the'Crew-1' mission who left for space in November last year.Fesket will study the effects of weightlessness on'brain organoids' (organoids) made using stem cell technology. Scientists hope that this study can help astronauts be exposed to the harshness of the universe for long periods of time.Another mission for astronauts is to upgrade ISS' solar power system by installing new small panels that roll like large yoga mats.

SpaceX launches the first recycling manned spacecraft 

NASA announced that the SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida .The launch, dubbed'Crew-2', is the first instance of SpaceX recycling both rockets and capsules in manned flight. Cost reduction through recycling is one of the core goals of SpaceX and NASA, AFP explained.The Falcon 9 propulsion rocket used that day was also used during the Crew-1 mission in November last year, and the manned capsule of'Crew Dragon' also flew in space in May last year.Crew-2 is a mission to send four new astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and bring the Crew-1 astronauts from the ISS to Earth.The launch was initially scheduled on the 22nd, but the schedule was delayed by one day due to bad weather on the Atlantic coast near the launch site.

Crew-2 crew members are Americans Shane Kimbrer and Meghan MacArthur of NASA, Akihiko Hoshide of Japan Aerospace Research and Development Organization (JAXA), and Thomas Peske, a former French Air Force pilot representing the European Space Agency (ESA).They said their last greetings with their family just before getting in the car to the launch pad and were also sent off by Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX.Just before the launch, the four pilots held each other's hands tightly and cheered up. "We are proud to represent each of our countries and humanity as a whole," Kimbrer said with a radio transmitter.When it was time to launch, the spacecraft soared into the sky with a roar at the end of the countdown.

Nisuga declares a third emergency in four metropolitan areas including Tokyo

According to Reuters, the Japanese government held a meeting of the Corona 19 Countermeasures Headquarters this afternoon and decided to declare an emergency in four prefectures.The key to this measure is to ask restaurants serving alcoholic beverages to close. When the emergency was issued in April and last January of last year, instead of asking for a closure of the restaurant serving alcoholic beverages, they requested that the operating hours be shortened .In addition, large commercial facilities with a floor area of ​​over 1000m2 (approximately 303 pyeong) are also requested to be closed, and various events are to be held with no audience, except for those necessary for maintaining social life. Public transportation, such as subways and buses, also reduces the number of trips and accelerates the last train time.While recommending working from home, the Japanese government aims to reduce the number of workers to work by 70% for the week-long Golden Week holiday from the 29th (Showa's Day) to the 5th of next month (Children's Day).Japan is showing a distinct corona 19 4th pandemic, with more than 5,000 new confirmed cases occurring a day on the third day of the year since the 21st. Accordingly, the Japanese government decided to declare a third emergency ahead of the opening of the Tokyo Olympics in July.In addition, as the number of confirmed cases is increasing nationwide recently, there are concerns that the coverage area may be expanded and the period may be extended as in the first and second emergencies.