Expedition 74 Crew Liftoff & Prelaunch Highlights | International Space Station
Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev (Russia), top, NASA astronaut Chris Williams, middle, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (Russia), wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft for launch, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 74 crew members: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (Russia) and Sergei Mikaev (Russia), onboard, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Russian Orthodox Priest blesses the Soyuz rocket, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Russian Orthodox Priest blesses the Soyuz rocket, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Russian Orthodox Priest blesses the Soyuz rocket, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The crewed Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft safely reached orbit and headed for the International Space Station for a planned eight-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS), following a launch at 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) on Thursday, November 27, 2025, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (Russia) and Sergei Mikaev (Russia) aboard.
NASA astronaut Christopher Williams Biography:
https://www.nasa.gov/people/nasa-astronaut-christopher-l-williams/
https://www.nasa.gov/people/nasa-astronaut-christopher-l-williams/
Selected as a candidate in 2021, Williams graduated with the 23rd astronaut class in 2024. He began training for his first space station flight assignment immediately after completing initial astronaut candidate training.
Williams was born in New York City, and considers Potomac, Maryland, his hometown. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Stanford University in California and a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, where his research focused on astrophysics. Williams completed medical physics residency training at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He was working as a clinical physicist and researcher at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston when he was selected as an astronaut candidate.
Follow Expedition 73:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
Expedition 73 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)
JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov
NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke
Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)
JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov
NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke
An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.
Image Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls/Victor Zelentsov
Dates: Nov. 26-27, 2025
Dates: Nov. 26-27, 2025
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