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NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Soyuz MS-29 Launch

Watch NASA astronaut Anil Menon’s first mission to space begin as he launches to the International Space Station. He and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina will lift off aboard […]

Трансляция запуска корабля «Союз МС‑29»

14 июля с космодрома Байконур запланирован запуск корабля «Союз МС‑29». В экипаже — космонавты Роскосмоса Пётр Дубров и Анна Кикина, а также астронавт NASA Анил Менон. Сайт Роскосмоса: https://www.roscosmos.ru/ Роскосмос в социальных сетях: Vk: https://vk.com/roscosmos Ok: https://ok.ru/roscosmos Telegram: https://t.me/roscosmos_gk Rutube: https://rutube.ru/channel/770606/ #Роскосмос #РоскосмосТВ

Soyuz MS-29

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-29 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, as well as NASA astronaut Anil Menon.

Updates


Cosmic_Penguin • July 13, 2026, 6:40 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.


LL2 • July 14, 2026, 1:45 p.m.

Official Webcast by NASA has started


hitura-nobad • July 14, 2026, 2:48 p.m.

Liftoff


Cosmic_Penguin • July 14, 2026, 3:10 p.m.

Launch success, spacecraft in nominal operation.


Soyuz 2.1a

Family:
Configuration:

The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    46.3 m
  • Diameter
    2.95 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    312.0 T
  • Thrust
    4149.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $80000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    7020.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    2810.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4230.0 kg

Soyuz MS-29


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: 11F732 #760

Soyuz capsule for the MS-29 mission to the ISS.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Pyotr Dubrov

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Jan. 30, 1978
Age: 48

Anil Menon

Flight Engineer - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: In-Training

Date of Birth: Jan. 1, 1976
Age: 50

Anna Kikina

Flight Engineer - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Aug. 27, 1984
Age: 41

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

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