Successful liftoff from Baikonur
On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, a Soyuz carrier rocket departed from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver three space travelers to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-29 mission lifted off at 7:47 p.m. local time.
Among the passengers were NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina. The trio is en route to a stay aboard the orbital outpost.
Observers on the ground
The departure ceremony and launch were watched by Anna Menon, a NASA astronaut candidate, together with her children. They witnessed the moment from the ground in Kazakhstan.
- Mission: Soyuz MS-29
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
- Crew: Anil Menon, Pyotr Dubrov, Anna Kikina
- Launch time: 7:47 p.m. local time on July 14, 2026
The flight represents another routine crew transfer under the international cooperation between the U.S. space agency NASA and the Russian space corporation Roscosmos.