Soyuz MS-27

Soyuz MS-27
NamesISS 73S
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRoscosmos
Mission duration240 days (planned)[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz MS-27 No. 758
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Crew
Crew size3
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 2025 (planned)
RocketSoyuz 2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorProgress
End of mission
Landing dateNovember 2025 (planned)[1]
Landing siteKazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Docking with ISS
Docking portPrichal nadir
Docking dateMarch 2025 (planned)
Undocking dateNovember 2025 (planned)

From left: Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky

Soyuz MS-27 is a planned Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight to launch from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in March 2025 to the International Space Station. The mission will transport three crew members, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, along with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.[1]

Crew

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Prime crew
Position Crew
Commander Russia Sergey Ryzhikov, Roscosmos
Expedition 72/73
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer Russia Alexey Zubritsky, Roscosmos
Expedition 72/73
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer United States Jonny Kim, NASA
Expedition 72/73
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position[2] Crew
Commander Russia Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Roscosmos
Flight Engineer Russia Sergey Mikayev, Roscosmos
Flight Engineer United States Christopher Williams, NASA

References

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  1. ^ a b c Doyle, Tiernan P. (28 August 2024). "NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission". NASA. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт" [Crews in training]. Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (in Russian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.