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NASA and Roscosmos extend Soyuz–Crew Dragon seat exchanges, excluding Starliner

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NASA and Roscosmos will continue exchanging astronaut seats between Russian Soyuz and U.S. Crew Dragon spacecraft. The agreement does not yet include Boeing’s Starliner, leaving the crew-transport arrangement limited to the two currently participating vehicles.

Discovered 2026-08-05T19:40:35.732696-07:00 | 2026-08-05T19:40:35.732696-07:00

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  • Continued Soyuz–Crew Dragon seat exchanges preserve a cross-border crew-transport arrangement between NASA and Roscosmos.
  • Starliner’s exclusion means Boeing’s spacecraft remains outside this agreement, keeping the arrangement focused on Soyuz and Crew Dragon.

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