the ISS crew two weeks ago, was joined by two astronauts: the first during the long years of American manned launch produced by a private company, the rocket was launched from the spaceport in Florida.
Deputy Director of the Institute of biomedical problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pilot-cosmonaut, hero of Russia Oleg Kotov, the TV channel “Rossiya 1” responded to the question, why not show the exact date of return of the Dragon Crew from orbit, and drew attention to one peculiarity, which earlier in the media, almost no one noticed.
the Expert drew attention to the fact that this flight demonstration, in fact – of test.
“So duration can be from several weeks to several months, because the task is primarily to test the capabilities of the spacecraft Crew Dragon for a long time to be docked (ISS) state,” explained Oleg Kotov.
by the Way, this affair that is, unfortunately, not very many mass media have got said the spaceman.
not only that, it is the first private ship – space and missile system entirely made by a private company, but also that for the first time in the crew are not professional NASA astronaut – they are private astronauts, drew the attention of Oleg Kotov.
