KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Koichi Wakata and three other astronauts entered their scheduled orbit on Wednesday after a successful launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is on his fifth space mission, breaking his own record for the most by a Japanese astronaut.
"It was a very smooth launch," Wakata said in Japanese on a live video broadcast. "I'll try to keep up the good work with my team."
