Soyuz MS-29 Reaches ISS After Successful Baikonur Launch

A Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the crewed Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and later docked with the International Space Station, Orda.kz reports, citing Roscosmos.

The rocket lifted off from Site 31 on July 14 at 7:47 p.m. Astana time. The spacecraft entered orbit and completed a two-orbit journey to the station in about three hours.

Soyuz MS-29 docked safely with the Prichal module at 10:52 p.m. Astana time.

They will spend 261 days in orbit and conduct 38 scientific experiments. These include testing a new automated system for monitoring the station’s atmosphere, working with the Teledroid humanoid robot and studying the Sun with a terahertz detector that could help predict solar flares and magnetic storms. Two spacewalks are also planned.

This is Menon’s first space mission and the second for both Dubrov and Kikina.

Parts of the airspace over Kazakhstan and Russia were temporarily closed for the launch. The restrictions lasted 35 minutes and affected more than 4,000 kilometers of flight paths.

Original author: Raushan Korzhumbekova

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