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Soyuz MS-29 docks after just hours en route
Soyuz MS-29 reached the ISS on a two-orbit fast-track flight with Pyotr Dubrov, Anna Kikina, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon aboard.
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Soyuz MS-29 has successfully docked with the Prichal module on the Russian segment of the International Space Station after a super-fast trip from Baikonur Cosmodrome. ISS commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov also shared images captured from aboard the station during the spacecraft’s final approach.
The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle lifted off on July 14 at 17:48 Moscow time. About nine minutes later, the spacecraft reached orbit after separating from the rocket’s third stage.
The flight used a two-orbit rendezvous profile, cutting the journey to the station to just a few hours.
The crew includes Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, along with NASA astronaut Anil Menon. The expedition is scheduled to last 261 days.
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During the mission, the crew is expected to carry out dozens of scientific experiments and a range of technical operations aboard the ISS.
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