Tuesday, April 8, 2025

NASA's First Korean-American Astronaut (Who's Also a Former Navy SEAL and Harvard Medical Doctor) Has Reached the ISS...

The Soyuz MS-27 rocket carrying three Expedition 72/73 space station crew members launches from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 8, 2025 (Eastern Time).
NASA / Joel Kowsky

NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station (News Release)

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, bringing the number of residents to 10 for the next two weeks.

The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft carrying Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky docked to the Prichal module at 4:57 a.m. EDT, following a three-hour, two-orbit journey to the space station. They launched at 1:47 a.m. (10:47 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

When hatches open at approximately 7:20 a.m., the trio will join the Expedition 72 crew, including NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain and Don Pettit, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Kirill Peskov, Ivan Vagner and Alexey Ovchinin.

NASA’s live coverage of hatch opening will begin at 7 a.m. on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms.

Expedition 73 will begin on Saturday, April 19, following the departure of Pettit, Ovchinin and Vagner, as they conclude a seven-month science mission aboard the orbiting laboratory.

Watch the ceremonial change of command at 2:40 p.m. on Friday, April 18, as Ovchinin transfers the distinction to Onishi, live on NASA+.

Throughout his eight-month stay aboard the orbital outpost, Kim will conduct scientific research in technology development, Earth science, biology, human research and more. This is the first flight for Kim and Zubritsky, and the third for Ryzhikov.

Source: NASA.Gov

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