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Ready for blastoff
Published: Dec 08, 2021 06:35 PM
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa (left) and his assistant Yozo Hirano react during pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur cosmodrome on December 8, 2021. The two, led by Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, will blast off to the International Space Station onboard the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft at 7:38 GMT. Photo: VCG

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa (left) and his assistant Yozo Hirano react during pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur cosmodrome on December 8, 2021. The two, led by Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, will blast off to the International Space Station onboard the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft at 7:38 GMT. Photo: VCG