Also, a backup crew flew to the cosmodrome, which includes cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Xiong Ogiso
MOSCOW, November 19. /tass/. The crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft consisting of cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will become the first special correspondent of TASS in orbit, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano flew to Baikonur to complete preparations for the flight to the ISS. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.
"Today, on November 19, 2021, the crews of the 20th expedition visited the International Space Station at the Cosmonaut Training Center," the message says.
Also, a backup crew flew to the cosmodrome, which includes cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Xiong Ogiso.
In the Star City, the crews had breakfast with relatives, colleagues and friends and, according to the established tradition, went to the stele of V. I. Lenin. They were conducted by the management and staff of the Cosmonaut Training Center, representatives of space agencies and space tourism companies, cosmonauts and their families.
The launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft to the ISS with two space tourists is scheduled for December 8. The duration of the flight will be 12 days. Cosmonaut Misurkin will manage the Soyuz MS-20.
TASS and Roscosmos signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on November 17, which implies the creation of an agency office on the International Space Station. The first correspondent of TASS in orbit will be the Hero of Russia cosmonaut of Roscosmos Alexander Misurkin. He will talk about life and work at the station, his news can be read on the agency's information resources, and photos and videos can be viewed on the website and official pages on social networks.