Soyuz MS-20 hatch closure

The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft’s hatch was closed on 19 December 2021, at 19:20 UTC (14:20 EST, 22:20 MSK; 20 December, at 04:20 JST). Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin (Aлександр Мисуркин) and spaceflight participants Yusaku Maezawa (前澤 友作) and Yozo Hirano (平野 陽三) are departing the International Space Station, with Soyuz MS-20 scheduled to undock on 19 December 2021, at 23:50 UTC (18:50 EST; 20 December, at 02:50 MSK/08:50 JST) and land in Kazakhstan on 20 December 2021, at 03:18 UTC (08:18 local time, 06:18 MSK, 12:18 JST; 19 December, at 22:18 EST). Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Soyuz MS-20 hatch closure Закрытие люков Союз МС-20