Soyuz mission blasts off with Russian crew, US astronaut aboard: space agency

Author's Summary

Roscosmos successfully launched the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the ISS for an eight-month mission with scientific experiments and spacewalks (147 characters).

Launch Details

The Soyuz MS-28 mission blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, heading to the International Space Station. Roscosmos confirmed the spacecraft separated successfully from the Soyuz-2.1a rocket's third stage.

Crew and Mission

The crew includes Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev, plus NASA astronaut Christopher Williams (also called Chris Williams). They will spend about 242 days—or eight months—in orbit, conducting over 40 experiments and two spacewalks. Docking at the Rassvet module was set for around 15:38 Moscow time using a quick two-orbit profile.

Spacewalk Plans

The first spacewalk installs Solntse-Tera-Gertz gear to forecast solar flares. A second will service the Zarya module and swap out aged parts.

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