Soyuz MS-26, Russian production No. 757 and identified by
NASA
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as Soyuz 72S, was a Russian crewed
Soyuz
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spaceflight launched from
Site 31/6
Baikonur Site 31, also designated as Site 31/6, is a launch complex at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It serves as a key launch site, supporting Soyuz-2 launches for both crewed and uncrewed missions. The site was first utilized on 14 ...
at the
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian Human spaceflight, crewed spaceflights are l ...
on 11 September 2024 to the
International Space Station
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.
The mission transported three crew members,
Roscosmos
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cosmonauts
Aleksey Ovchinin
Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin (; born 28 September 1971) is a Russian cosmonaut and holds the rank of Podpolkovnik#Russia, Podpolkovnik (lieutenant colonel) in the in the Russian Air Force Reserve. He was selected as a cosmonaut in 2006 and mad ...
and
Ivan Vagner, along with NASA astronaut
Donald Pettit
Donald Roy Pettit (born April 20, 1955) is an American astronaut and chemical engineer best known for his orbital astrophotography and in-space inventions such as the Zero G Cup, which received the first ever patent for an object invented in sp ...
.
When the spacecraft crossed the
Karman line
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* Harvey Karman (20th century), inventor of the Karman cannula
* Janice Karman (born 1954), American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist
* ...
shortly after launch, there was a record 19 people in outer space: the three astronauts on the MS-26 mission, three more on China's
Tiangong space station
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, four people on the SpaceX
Polaris Dawn
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mission, and nine more on board the International Space Station.
Crew
Gallery
Soyuz MS-26 at Baikonur.jpg, Soyuz MS-26 atop a Soyuz-2.1a
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rocket shortly after it was erected
Expedition 72 Launch (NHQ202409110047).jpg, Soyuz MS-26 launches atop a Soyuz-2.1a
Soyuz2 (; GRAU index: 14A14) is a Russian expendable medium-lift launch vehicle and the seventh major iteration of the Soyuz rocket family. Compared to its predecessors, Soyuz-2 features significant upgrades, including improved engines and ...
rocket
The Soyuz MS-26 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module (iss072e451610).jpg, Soyuz MS-26 docked to the ''Rassvet'' module
Expedition 72 (iss072e645859).jpg, Ovchinin at the controls of Soyuz MS-26 in space during pre-departure fit checks
Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing (NHQ202504200028).jpg, Soyuz MS-26 descends back to the Kazakh Steppe under a parachute
Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing (NHQ202504200038).jpg, From left: Pettit, Ovchinin, Vagner inside Soyuz MS-26 after landing
Notes
References
External links
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2024 in spaceflight
September 2024 in Russia
September 2024 in Kazakhstan
Crewed Soyuz missions
International Space Station
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kyzylorda Region
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