Landing is expected at 06:18 Moscow time in the steppes of Kazakhstan
MOSCOW, December 1. /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, will return to Earth on the morning of December 20. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos on Wednesday.
"Undocking from the ISS is scheduled at 02:53 Moscow time, the propulsion system will work from 05:24 to 05:28, landing is expected at 06:18 in the steppe of Kazakhstan," the press service noted.
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.