Item 1 of 5 A Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launches for an expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. REUTERS\/Pavel Mikheyev<\/p>\n
[1\/5]<\/b>A Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launches for an expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. REUTERS\/Pavel Mikheyev Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n MOSCOW, Nov 27 (Reuters) – A Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday with two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut on board, a live stream of the launch showed.<\/p>\n The Soyuz 2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:28 pm Moscow time (0928 GMT).<\/p>\n Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n The crew included Russian commander Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, making his second spaceflight, fellow Russian cosmonaut Sergei Mikayev, and NASA astronaut Christopher Williams, both flying to space for the first time.<\/p>\n After lift-off, the Soyuz was scheduled to orbit the Earth twice before performing an automated docking with the ISS Rassvet module at 1238 GMT later on Thursday.<\/p>\n Once docked, the crew will enter the ISS where they are due to spend the next eight months. Their return to Earth is currently planned for late July 2026.<\/p>\n Reporting by Reuters Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n
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