NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Launches to ISS Aboard Soyuz MS-27 with Russian Crewmates.
Science and Technology
In April 2025, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronaut Jonathan Yong Jonny Kim and Roscosmos (Russian Space Agency) cosmonauts Sergey Viktorovich Ryzhikov and Alexey Vitalyevich Zubritsky successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Soyuz MS-27, a Russian spacecraft.
- The launch took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, a launch facility leased by Russia.
- This marks the first space mission for Jonny Kim and Alexey Zubritsky, and the third spaceflight for Sergey Ryzhikov.
- In April 2025, Soyuz MS-27 successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), initiating an eight-month mission as part of Expeditions 72 and 73. The crew—NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky—is scheduled to return to Earth in December 2025.
Main Point :- (i) The mission will focus on conducting a wide range of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations. These experiments are designed to support future deep-space exploration and deliver advancements in technology and medicine that benefit life on Earth.
(ii) The International Space Station (ISS) is a state-of-the-art orbital laboratory located in low Earth orbit, developed through international collaboration. It is jointly operated by five major space agencies: NASA (USA), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).
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Acting Administrator : Janet Petro
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