Go to mediabankNASA astronaut Nick Haig. File photoCAPE CANAVERAL (USA), Oct 5NASA astronaut Nick Hague told RIA Novosti about the experience of communicating with Russian cosmonauts, calling them «amazing» and admitting that during the flight into space they became his family. «She is an amazing person, like all the cosmonauts I know,» — said the astronaut in an interview with RIA Novosti on the eve of the launch of the Russian woman Anna Kikina on the ISS as part of the crew of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.The American astronaut told how long the ISS can be used The astronaut said that over the years of space flights and joint training, he has found many friends among Russian cosmonauts. «We fly — and live at the station together, we depend on each other, we are interdependent. They are my colleagues, they are my family, I depend on them — and they depend on me,» Haig said. called one of the features of space flight. «Tomorrow (Wednesday — ed.) we will see how four people will fly into space together and there they will find one group of people who already live in orbit,» the astronaut said, noting that «the opportunity to be with people from all over the world is one of the special things about space travel.» «One of the truly magical aspects of space exploration is that we do it together. And one of the biggest accomplishments for me is being able to go all over the world: Canada, Japan, Russia and Germany, study there , get to know the culture, get to know the astronauts and cosmonauts, find out what special people they are,» the source said, admitting that this is what he considers the main thing in his profession. Kikina will go to the International Space Station on Wednesday as part of the international crew of the private spacecraft Crew Dragon . The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with a spacecraft from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral (Florida, USA) is scheduled for Wednesday noon (20.00 Moscow time). During the flight to the ISS, the crew will be commanded by American Nicole Mann. She is also a spaceflight debutant — like the Russian woman and her compatriot Josh Kassada. The only experienced astronaut aboard the Crew Dragon is the Japanese Koichi Wakata, for the representative of the Land of the Rising Sun, this is the fifth space flight. «Roskosmos»
