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Three New Crew Members Aboard Soyuz Dock to Station

At 7:34 a.m. EST, the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev launched at 4:27 a.m. (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

Hatch opening is scheduled for 10:10 a.m. NASA’s live hatch-opening coverage will begin at 9:50 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

Once aboard, the trio will join Expedition 73, including NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Jonny Kim, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and Oleg Platonov. The newly arrived crew members will spend approximately eight months aboard the orbital laboratory, returning to Earth in summer 2026.

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Three Crewmates Aboard Soyuz Approaching Station for Docking

NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will automatically dock at approximately 7:38 a.m. EST today with the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:27 a.m. (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev aboard.  

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Trio Aboard Soyuz Launches to Station for Docking Today

The crewed Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is safely in orbit and headed for the International Space Station, following a launch at 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev aboard.  

After a two-orbit, three-hour trajectory to the station, the spacecraft will dock automatically with the station’s Rassvet module at approximately 7:38 a.m. NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking will begin at 6:45 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

The trio will spend approximately eight months aboard the orbital laboratory before returning to Earth in summer 2026. This is the first flight for Williams and Mikaev, and the second for Kud-Sverchkov

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Crew from NASA, Roscosmos Launching to Station on NASA+

NASA’s live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and more, as teams prepare for the launch of the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

The spacecraft will carry NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev to the orbiting laboratory, where they will spend approximately eight months conducting scientific research before returning to Earth in summer 2026.  

Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

After a two-orbit, three-hour trip to the orbital laboratory, the spacecraft will dock automatically at approximately 7:38 a.m. with the station’s Rassvet module. Shortly after, hatches will open between Soyuz and the space station. NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking will begin at 6:45 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and more. 

Once aboard, the trio will join NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Jonny Kim; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and Oleg Platonov. 

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New Station Crew Counts Down to Thanksgiving Day Launch

One NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan counting down to a lift off on Thanksgiving Day to the International Space Station to begin an eight-month microgravity research mission. The seven-member Expedition 73 crew will expand to ten when the new trio arrives just over three hours after launch.

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are in final preparations ahead of their launch aboard the Soyuz MS-28 crew spacecraft set for 4:27 a.m. EDT (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) on Thursday, Nov. 27. Williams and Mikaev are beginning their first spaceflight while Kud-Sverchkov will be on his second mission to the orbital outpost.

The trio will orbit Earth twice inside the Soyuz spacecraft before its automated rendezvous and docking to the Rassvet module at 7:38 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. The hatches will open about an hour-and-a-half later after a series of pressure and leak checks the new station trio will enter the station for a welcome ceremony and then a safety briefing with the Expedition 73 crew.

Onboard the station Wednesday, NASA Flight Engineers Zena Cardman, Jonny Kim, and Mike Fincke joined JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui for an off-duty day on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and Oleg Platonov stayed busy throughout the day. All seven crewmates will be busy on Thanksgiving welcoming the new arrivals and helping them get used to their new home in space.

Ryzhikov and Zubritsky partnered together readied crew quarters for the arriving crew. Ryzhikov also continued packing cargo inside the Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft that he, Zubritsky, and Kim will ride back to Earth in next month. Zubritsky participated in a blood circulation study then began collecting his personal items for stowage aboard the Soyuz MS-27. Zubritsky, with assistance from Platonov, also tested the lower body negative pressure suit for its ability to reverse the space-caused flow of body fluids toward a crew member’s head. Results may prevent microgravity-induced head and eye pressure and help crews adjust quicker to the return to Earth’s gravity.

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