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NASA Astronaut Joins Soyuz Mission to ISS April 8

4/7/2025

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On April 8, 2025, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will join cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky for an exciting journey aboard Soyuz MS-27, launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Set to lift off at 1:47 a.m. EDT, they will dock with the ISS by 5:03 a.m. and embark on an incredible eight-month mission in space.

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On April 8, 2025, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will join cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky for an exciting journey aboard Soyuz MS-27, launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Set to lift off at 1:47 a.m. EDT, they will dock with the ISS by 5:03 a.m. and embark on an incredible eight-month mission in space.