What Happened
US-Russia Space Cooperation Continues Amid Tensions
Russia launched a NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts to the International Space Station, continuing a partnership that has survived the collapse of other types of cooperation between Washington and Moscow. The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Anil Menon, Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina to the ISS for an eight-month stay. The mission marks Menon’s first spaceflight and the second for both Russian cosmonauts. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman traveled to Kazakhstan to witness the event, underscoring the working relationship between NASA and Roscosmos. The launch was reported by AeroTime.