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Astronaut Onishi blasts off on mission as 3rd Japanese to lead ISS
Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members embark on a mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida.
Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members embarked Friday on a mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida. It was the second launch attempt by the spacecraft after its initially scheduled departure Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida was aborted due to a ground system malfunction. President Donald Trump instructed Elon Musk, head of SpaceX, to return the two astronauts as soon as possible, meaning Onishi's departure, originally planned for late March, was brought forward.
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