National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astronaut Jonny Kim safely arrived at the Russian spacecraft at the International Space Station (ISS) a few hours after taking off from Hazakhstan on Tuesday.
The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft docked on the Prichal module of the International Space Station around 4:57 ET. Kim waited about an hour and a half with roscosmos astronauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to equalize the vestibular pressure – a small passage between docking interfaces – to complete and complete the correct leak check.
Live video shows that the station’s commander astronaut Alexey Ovchinin is preparing to open the hatch. Russian astronaut Kirill Peskov launched on ISS last month spacex endurance, You can also see the action.
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NASA astronaut Jonny Kim enters the International Space Station. (NASA)
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The video shows King, Rezkov and Zubritsky entering the ISS, entering Ovchinin’s cheers and hugs and the rest of the Expedition 72 crew.
Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:47 a.m. ET.
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NASA broadcast said the SOYUZ MS-27’s “smooth launch and smooth rendezvous and docking” was a 11-day exchange between the newly arrived trio and crew members who will leave on the MS-26 aircraft on April 19.
Those expected to leave are Ovchinin, NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Cosmonaut Ivan Vagner – all of them have been at the station since September. NASA broadcast said Petit will return to Kazakhstan on his 70th birthday on April 20th.
The newly expanded expedition team 72 crew gathered a welcome ceremony (front row, from left) NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Roscosmos Cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskoy. (NASA)
Kim will now start an eight-month research mission on the International Space Station.
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The task of success is the day before President Donald Trump NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is expected to face a confirmation hearing from the Senate Business, Science and Transportation Committee at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
NASA spokeswoman Bethany Stevens praised Trump’s intervention last month to ensure the return of two astronauts – Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams – for more than nine months on the International Space Station.
