Arrival following launch from Baikonur
On Tuesday, a spaceflight crew composed of members from the United States and Russia successfully docked with the International Space Station. The journey originated at the Baikonur cosmodrome, a facility located in Kazakhstan and leased by the Russian state.
The team is scheduled to remain aboard the orbiting research platform for a period of eight months. The flight continues the established pattern of bilateral crewed space cooperation between the two countries.
- Launch site: Baikonur in Kazakhstan
- Arrival: Tuesday
- Stay: eight months
- Partners: US and Russian space programs
Baikonur has served for decades as the primary departure point for crewed launches of Russian design. The lease arrangement allows Russia to maintain operations at the site and supports a steady cadence of missions to the space station.