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Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Soyuz spacecraft with US-Russian crew lands on ISS
A Soyuz spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan carrying two Russian and one US astronaut landed on the International Space Station on Tuesday where the crew are set to carry out 50 scientific experiments. A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians docked at the International Space Station Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said on Tuesday. The MS-27 craft, which was decorated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, took off at 10:47 am (0547 GMT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan , according to televised images shown by the Russian Roscosmos space agency. It entered orbit a few minutes later. Onboard were Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, as well as NASA astronaut Jonny Kim. They are due to carry out 50 scientific experiments in space, Roscosmos said, before returning to Earth on December 9. A record of around 2,500 tourists watched the launch from Baikonur, Roscosmos said. Russia has been renting the site from Kazakhstan since the fall of the Soviet Union more than 43 years ago. Moscow pays Almaty $115 million a year and has a contract until 2050. Space is one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, whose relationship deteriorated significantly after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. (FRANCE 24 with AFP) Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:Launch of Europe's Ariane 6 space rocket postponed due to 'anomaly' on the groundSpaceX launches first crewed spaceflight over Earth's polar regions
Daily Tribune
10-04-2025
- Science
- Daily Tribune
Soyuz spacecraft docks to ISS with American, two Russians aboard
TDT | Almaty A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians docked with the International Space Station on Tuesday after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Russia's space agency reported. The MS-27 craft, which was decorated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, took off at 10:47 am (0547 GMT) and entered orbit a few minutes later, according to televised images shown by Roscosmos. The capsule docked to the Russian segment of the orbital station at 0858 GMT, after a journey of around three hours. The vessel carried Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, as well as NASA astronaut Jonny Kim. They are due to carry out 50 scientific experiments in space, Roscosmos said, before returning to Earth on December 9. A record of around 2,500 tourists watched the launch from Baikonur, the agency added. Russia has been renting the site from Kazakhstan since the fall of the Soviet Union more than 33 years ago. Moscow pays Almaty $115 million a year and has a contract until 2050. Space is one of the few areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States that survived after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. The return to the White House of US President Donald Trump, however, thawed tensions. As part of the slew of sanctions imposed on Russia since its invasion, Western countries ceased partnerships with Roscosmos, but Soyuz remains one of the few spacecrafts capable of reaching the ISS.
Khaleej Times
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Soyuz spacecraft launches for ISS with American, two Russians
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians on Tuesday launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to head to the International Space Station. The MS-27 craft, which was decorated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, took off at 10:47am (0547 GMT), according to televised images shown by the Russian Roscosmos space agency. It entered orbit a few minutes later and is due to dock in the Russian segment of the ISS at 0904 GMT. Onboard were Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, as well as NASA astronaut Jonny Kim. They are due to carry out 50 scientific experiments in space, Roscosmos said, before returning to Earth on December 9. A record of around 2,500 tourists watched the launch from Baikonur, Roscosmos said. Russia has been renting the site from Kazakhstan since the fall of the Soviet Union more than 43 years ago. Moscow pays Almaty $115 million a year and has a contract until 2050. Space is one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, whose relationship deteriorated significantly after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. The return to the White House of US President Donald Trump, however, has sparked a thawing of tensions. As part of the slew of sanctions imposed on Russia since its invasion, western countries ceased partnerships with Roscosmos, but the Soyuz craft remain one of the few outlets to reach the ISS. Russia's space programme, which for decades has been a source of great pride for the country, has been suffering for years from a chronic lack of funding, corruption scandals and failures such as the Luna-25 lunar probe in August 2023.
