Russian Soyuz MS-28 Crew Spacecraft after Docking | International Space Station

Russian Soyuz MS-28 Crew Spacecraft after Docking | International Space Station

Expedition 73 Flight Engineer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Astronaut Kimiya Yui: "Hello, everyone! Three new crew members have arrived at the ISS aboard the Soyuz spacecraft!  In this photo, too, the two spacecraft are parked side by side so amicably, aren't they? With 10 crew members on the ISS during the handover period, it's quite lively.  I fondly remember how enjoyable the handover period with Mr. Onishi and the others was."

The crewed Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft safely reached orbit and docked with 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/

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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

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 Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/K. Yui

Date: Nov. 27, 2025

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