The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft hatch opened on September 11, 2024, at 9:58 PM EDT. 🎉 Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, along with NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, are embarking on a 6-month mission on the International Space Station. ♫˚.⋆⭒.˚⋆ ⋆♫˚.⋆⭒.˚⋆ ⋆♫˚.⋆⭒.˚⋆ ⋆♫ #WeBelieveInAstronauts #NationalAstronautDay #AstronautDay #space #nasa #iss #spaceexploration #astronomy #launch #spaceflight #Expedition71 #SoyuzMS26 | National Astronaut Day

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11K views · 231 reactions | A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the Progress 93 cargo mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 11:54 a.m. EDT (1554 UTC). It is carrying "approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies," according to NASA. Read more https://space-com.visitlink.me/umoSLm Credit: NASA | Space.com | Facebook

9.7K views · 252 reactions | New video released by the Russia space agency Thursday shows the moment a Soyuz rocket ran into trouble around two minutes after liftoff with a two-man crew Oct. 11, when one of the vehicle’s four first stage boosters failed to separate from the Soyuz core stage. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/11/01/dramatic-on-board-video-shows-moment-of-soyuz-booster-failure/ | Spaceflight Now | Facebook

77K views · 2.6K reactions | Three Expedition 58 crew members launched to space today at 6:31 a.m. EST aboard the Soyuz MS-11 rocket. They are now headed to the space station for a 12:36 p.m. docking. https://go.nasa.gov/2E20zVV | International Space Station | Facebook