Astronauts Welcome New Crew to International Space Station
The Soyuz MS-29 docked about three hours after launch, carrying Anil Menon and two Russian crewmates on an eight-month mission.
- On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, a US-Russian crew launched from Kazakhstan and docked at the International Space Station, with Expedition 75 members NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina aboard for an eight-month mission.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman attended the launch, marking the first visit to Baikonur by a NASA chief in eight years and demonstrating ongoing orbital cooperation between Washington and Moscow despite geopolitical tensions over Ukraine.
- During Monday's meetings, Isaacman thanked Roscosmos for mission preparations, stating, "The integrated work performed over the past several months reflects the professionalism and dedication of everyone involved," and met with Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov.
- Despite geopolitical tensions, the US and Russia continue to operate the space station together, with crews from both nations maintaining orbital cooperation by flying on each other's spacecraft since the 2022 Ukraine conflict.
- Plans for broader cooperation, including potential Russian involvement in NASA's Artemis program, have stalled; as Russia relies increasingly on China for technology and energy exports, Roscosmos has initiated separate lunar mission cooperation with China.
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Moscow and Washington are still working closely together on the missions to the International Space Station - despite differences due to the Ukraine war. For the first time in years, even a NASA chief was present at a rocket launch in Baikonur.
(Cairo, Istanbul, Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondents Kim Sang-hoon and Kim Dong-ho, Reporter Hyun Young-bok = A spacecraft carrying U.S. and Russian astronauts together [traveled] on the 14th (local time) international...
US-Russian Crew Arrives at the International Space Station for 8-Month Mission
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off as scheduled at 7:47 p.m. (10:47 a.m. EDT, 1447 GMT) aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 for an eight-month... The post US-Russian Crew Arrives at the International Space Station for 8-Month Mission …
Despite the tensions caused by the Russian war against Ukraine, two Russian cosmonauts flew on board a Russian spaceship to the International Space Station ISS with a US astronaut. At 8:52 p.m. on Tuesday evening, the Soyuz has docked MS-29 on the module "Prichal." The crew of the 75th mission includes the Russians Pyotr Dubrow and Anna Kikina as well as the American Anil Menon. Menon's mother has Ukrainian roots (see video above).The number of …
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