International Space Station, Soyuz and Russia
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Soyuz MS-28’s commander is Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov. Born in August 1983 in Soviet Kazakhstan, Kud-Sverchkov made his second flight to the Station on Soyuz MS-28 after serving as a flight engineer on Soyuz MS-17 in 2020.
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Soyuz launch damages only Russian platform used for ISS flights
Site 31/6 was first used in 1961 and has been used for more than 400 launches. It has been exclusively used for Russian human and cargo flights to the ISS since 2020. It’s unclear how long it will take to repair the damage or whether another Russian launch pad could support launches to the ISS in the interim.
A Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship blasted off from Kazakhstan Thursday, kicking off an unpiloted but critical flight to the International Space Station to replace a damaged Soyuz and provide an eventual ride home for three of the lab's crew members.
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