A rocket is set to lift off from the the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan this morning. NASA astronaut Chris Williams will lift off aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-28 rocket to the International Space Station on Thursday November 27 at at 4:27 a.m. EST. Williams will be accompanied by astronauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. They will spend approximately eight months aboard the space station as Expedition 73/74 crew members to help advance scientific research, before returning to Earth in summer 2026.
What To Know
- Rocket Soyuz to lift off at 4:27 a.m. EST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station
- Live launch and docking coverage will be available on various online channels and platforms
- Spacecraft will dock to the station’s Rassvet module at approximately 7:38 a.m.
- Shortly after docking, hatches will open between Soyuz and the space station
- Williams, Kud-Sverchkov, and Mikaev will spend approximately eight months aboard the space station as Expedition 73/74 crew members
- The team will return to Earth in summer 2026
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Nov 27, 2025 at 04:24 AM EST
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