Docking
April 9, 2020, 2:16 p.m.
Soyuz MS-16 Docking
International Space Station International Space Station Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-16 Expedition 62
The Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft will dock to the International Space Station carrying three new Expedition 62 crew members : ROSCOSMOS cosmonauts Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner as well as NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy.
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Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-16
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 9, 2020, 8:05 a.m.
Status: Go
Mission: Human Exploration
Soyuz MS-16 begins expedition 62 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoli Ivanishin, Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
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