The Soyuz MS (Russian: Союз МС; GRAU: 11F732A48) is the latest version of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft series, first launched in 2016. The "MS" stands for "modernized systems," reflecting upgrades primarily focused on the communications and navigation subsystems.

Soyuz MS-26, Russian production No. 757 and identified by NASA as Soyuz 72S, was a Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight launched from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 11 September 2024 to the International Space Station.

3 days ago · The Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying the trio touched down southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, at 6:20am (01:20 GMT) on Sunday, the landing confirmed by the United States’s ...

3 days ago · The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft launched and docked to the station on Sept. 11, 2024. This was Pettit’s fourth spaceflight, where he served as flight engineer for Expedition 71 and 72. He has a career total of 590 days in orbit. Ovchinin completed his fourth flight in space, totaling 595 days, and Vagner has earned an overall total of 416 days in ...

Apr 8, 2025 · Soyuz MS-27 will transport NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the International Space Station.

Sep 11, 2024 · Soyuz MS-26 is the 78th overall mission for the Soyuz 2.1a rocket subtype and the 11th crewed spaceflight — counting Virgin Galactic and New Shepard suborbital missions — this year.

Apr 7, 2025 · Liftoff of the Soyuz MS-27 mission is scheduled for Tuesday (April 8) at 1:47 a.m. ET. Three astronauts will launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning (April 8 ...

Apr 8, 2025 · At 4:57 a.m. EDT, the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station’s Prichal module. NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky launched at 1:47 a.m. on April 8 (10:47 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Sep 12, 2024 · The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, with a crew of three including one NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts, docked at the ISS, joining an extensive international team for a six-month mission in space, set to conclude in spring 2025.

Sep 23, 2024 · Soyuz MS-25 was Russia's 71st Soyuz to launch for the International Space Station since 2000 and 154th to fly since 1967. During its 184 days in space, it traveled 78 million miles (125.5...