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Russia launches Soyuz MS-29 with three crew members to International Space Station
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Russia launches Soyuz MS-29 with three crew members to International Space Station

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Russia successfully launched the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft carrying three crew members to the International Space Station (ISS).
  • The crew includes one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts who will stay on the ISS for 261 days.
  • During their mission, the crew will conduct 38 scientific experiments and two spacewalks.

Russia has successfully launched the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying a crew of three to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred on Tuesday at 14:48 GMT, sending two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut on their journey to the orbital outpost.

The crew, consisting of NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, is expected to dock with the ISS just three hours after launch, at 17:56 GMT. They are scheduled to spend 261 days aboard the station as part of the 75th expedition.

During their extended stay, the international crew will undertake a significant scientific agenda, including the completion of 38 experiments and two planned spacewalks. Anna Kikina, a veteran of space travel, is the fifth Russian woman to fly to space. The launch also carried a special banner commemorating the 80th anniversary of Energia, the state consortium that manufactures Soyuz spacecraft.

Thank you for finding time to support the joint team (...) We will wish them luck.

— Dmitri BakánovDirector of the Russian space agency, addressing NASA director Jared Isaacman who attended the launch.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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