Soyuz MS-27
| Names | ISS 73S |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| Mission duration | 240 days (planned)[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz MS-27 No. 758 |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz MS |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | |
| Callsign | Favor |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | NET 8 April 2025 (planned)[2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1a |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | RKTs Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 8 December 2025 (planned)[3] |
| Landing site | Kazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Prichal nadir |
| Docking date | April 2025 (planned) |
| Undocking date | December 2025 (planned) |
 Mission patch  From left: Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky | |
Soyuz MS-27 is a planned Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight to launch from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in April 2025 to the International Space Station. The mission will transport three crew members, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, along with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.[1]
Mission
[edit]The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft was assembled by Energia and transported by rail from its manufacturing facility in Korolev, Russia to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, arriving in December 2024. Final testing and processing began in mid-January 2025.[4]
Meanwhile, parts for the Soyuz-2.1a rocket were produced by RKTs Progress, transported by rail from its manufacturing facility in Samara, Russia to Baikonur and assembly was underway by the end of January.[4]
Crew
[edit]| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Sergey Ryzhikov, RoscosmosExpedition 72/73 Third spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer | Alexey Zubritsky, Roscosmos Expedition 72/73 First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer |  Jonny Kim, NASAExpedition 72/73 First spaceflight | |
| Position[5] | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Roscosmos
| |
| Flight Engineer | Sergey Mikayev, Roscosmos
| |
| Flight Engineer | Christopher Williams, NASA
| |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Doyle, Tiernan P. (28 August 2024). "NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission". NASA. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Soyuz MS-27". spacefacts.de. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Upcoming ISS Expeditions". spacefacts.de. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b Zak, Anatoly (12 March 2025). "Space exploration in 2025". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт" [Crews in training]. Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (in Russian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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