Soyuz MS 26 Launch Day Highlights - Sept. 11, 2024

On 11 SEPT 2024 the Soyuz MS 26 mission launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.On board were NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit,Roscosmos Commander Alexei Ovchinin and Roscosmos Flight Engineer Ivan Wagner.At the conclusion of the sixth month mission,Flight Engineer Pettit will be second only to Former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson in total number of days in space by an American.Whitson is now with Axiom Space.

SOYUZ CREWMEMBERS TRAIN FOR UPCOMING MISSION TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - YouTube - NASA Johnson Space Center

The Soyuz MS-26 mission is slated for launch on 11 September 2024 from Baikonur Cosmodrome,Kazakhstan.The training is held at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center,Star City,Russia.This is Petit's second Roscosmos mission.

NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson Launch to the Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome

Of note:NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions,including spacewalks.This is her 3rd spaceflight.She speaks conversational Russian and has a PhD in Chemistry from UC Davis.As a child and young woman,she became a skilled electrician under the tutelage of her father,an electrical contractor.Spaceflight Participant Marina Vaselevskaya is making history as the first Belarussian to fly in space.

EXPEDITION 71 SPACE STATION CREW PREPARES FOR LAUNCH IN KAZAKHSTAN

NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson Training Resource Reel - NASA Johnson Space Center

NASA Astronaut/Roscosmos Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson will launch to the ISS from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with Soyuz Commander Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and a spaceflight participant.During her approximately six months on the ISS,she will perform scientific research and ISS maintenance,to possibly include spacewalks.She will be aboard the ISS at roughly the same time as the SpaceX Crew-8 Mission as a member of Expedition 70/71.It will be her third spaceflight and second long duration mission on the ISS.

Progress MS-26 launch - 15 February 2024

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EXPEDITION 69-70 SPACE STATION CREW PREPARES FOR LAUNCH IN KAZAKHSTAN - slated for launch on 15 September 2023

They are a close family after two years of training together.

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