Today, on November 27, Russia successfully launched the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
The Soyuz 2.1a rocket took off at 14:28 Tashkent time. This was reported by Sputnik Kazakhstan.
On board the spacecraft are two Russian cosmonauts — experienced commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikayev, who is traveling to space for the first time, as well as Christopher Williams from NASA, the United States space agency. According to the plan, the Soyuz spacecraft will orbit the Earth twice and automatically dock with the Rassvet module of the International Space Station.
The crew will conduct scientific research on the ISS for eight months. Their return to Earth is scheduled for the end of July 2026.
This flight is considered the next important step within the framework of international cooperation carried out on the ISS.
