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3 Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station

Written by  Friday, 18 March 2022 20:26
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3 Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station
In this photo taken from video footage released by the Roscosmos Space Agency, the Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with Soyuz MS-21 space ship carrying Russian cosmonauts Оleg Аrtemiev, Denis Мatveev and Sergei Korsakov to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 18, 2022. Credit: Roscosmos Space Agency via AP

A trio of Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, the first new faces in space since the start of the Russian war in Ukraine.

Russian corporation Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov blasted off successfully from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft at 8:55 p.m. Friday (11:55 a.m. EDT). They smoothly docked at the station just over three hours later, joining two Russians, four Americans and a German on the orbiting outpost.

The blastoff marked the first space crew launch since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

The war has resulted in canceled spacecraft launches and broken contracts. Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin has warned that the U.S. would have to use "broomsticks" to fly into space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. companies. Many worry, however, that Rogozin is putting decades of a peaceful off-planet partnership at risk, most notably at the International Space Station.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson played down Rogozin's comments, telling The Associated Press: "That's just Dmitry Rogozin. He spouts off every now and then. But at the end of the day, he's worked with us,"

  • 3 Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station
    In this photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, Russian cosmonauts, commander Оleg Аrtemyiv, centre, flight engineers Denis Мatveev, right, and Sergei Korsakov, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), walk prior to the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 18, 2022. Credit: Roscosmos Space Agency via AP
  • 3 Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station
    In this handout photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, head or Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, left, speaks with Russian cosmonauts, commander Оleg Аrtemyiv, centre, flight engineers Denis Мatveev, right, and Sergei Korsakov, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), prior the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 18, 2022. Credit: Roscosmos Space Agency via AP
  • 3 Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station
    In this handout photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, Russian cosmonauts, commander Оleg Аrtemyiev flight engineers Denis Мatveev and Sergei Korsakov, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), wave near the rocket prior the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 18, 2022. Credit: Roscosmos Space Agency via AP

"The other people that work in the Russian civilian space program, they're professional," Nelson told the AP on Friday. "They don't miss a beat with us, American astronauts and American mission control. Despite all of that, up in space, we can have a cooperation with our Russian friends, our colleagues."

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei—who on Tuesday broke the U.S. single spaceflight record of 340 days—is due to leave the International Space Station with two Russians aboard a Soyuz capsule for a touchdown in Kazakhstan on March 30.

In April, another three NASA and one Italian astronaut are set to blast off for the .



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