Soyuz

Soyuz MS-27 is the 73rd Russian spacecraft launched towards the ISS since 2000 and the 156th Soyuz spacecraft to fly since 1967.

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky were aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft.

The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on December 9, 2025.

From 2011 until 2020, Russia's Soyuz was the sole means of transporting astronauts to the ISS at a cost of $50-80 million per astronaut.

The Indian Space Research Organisation launched 36 OneWeb satellites on its LVM3 rocket in March 2023 after the Soyuz contract was terminated.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky will leave the station aboard Soyuz MS-27.

The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft will undock from the Prichal module and return to Earth for a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan after about eight months in orbit.

NASA, Northrop Grumman, and Roscosmos jointly planned the repositioning of Cygnus XL to clear the way for the arrival of the crewed Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on Nov. 27.

Three new crew members arrived on Nov. 27 aboard Soyuz MS-28: NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is preparing to leave the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft.

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft landed on April 20, 2025, in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

The Expedition 71/72 crew was aboard the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft during its landing.

There is one Soyuz launch platform at Vostochni and a sixth unutilized platform in Kourou, French Guiana.

The Soyuz MS-28 successfully arrived at the ISS despite the damages, bringing the total to nine astronauts and cosmonauts on board.

The extension includes two NASA astronaut flights on Soyuz missions in 2025 and 2026, and three Roscosmos cosmonaut flights on Crew Dragon missions between 2025 and 2027.

There were four Soyuz launch platforms at the Plesetsk launch center, including one existing unused structure.

The International Space Station currently has SpaceX's crew transport spacecraft Crew Dragon and cargo spacecraft Cargo Dragon, JAXA's cargo spacecraft HTV-X1, two Russian crew transport spacecraft Soyuz, two cargo spacecraft Progress, and Cygnus XL connected.

Cygnus XL was temporarily removed to ensure the approach trajectory for the crew transport spacecraft Soyuz MS-28, which arrived on November 27, using remote operations from Mission Control Center and the Canadarm2 robotic arm.