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Soyuz MS-29 launches Anil Menon with two cosmonauts to the ISS, marking Russia’s return to crewed flights and a rare NASA-Roscos

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Russia resumed crewed launches to the International Space Station with the Soyuz MS-29 liftoff from Baikonur at 14:47 UTC on July 14. NASA astronaut Anil Menon flew alongside Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina (a former SpaceX Dragon passenger), with docking occurring a few hours later amid a high-profile NASA-Roscosmos leadership presence.

Discovered 2026-07-14T04:46:53.408861-07:00 | 2026-07-14T04:46:53.408861-07:00

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  • The Soyuz MS-29 crew rotation brings a NASA astronaut (Anil Menon) to the ISS, underscoring continuing US-Russia access to a critical human spaceflight capability.
  • The cluster signals a restart of Russian crewed launches after launchpad repairs, affecting near-term crew scheduling, supply continuity, and redundancy planning for the ISS.
  • Anna Kikina’s flight history aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule highlights the cross-program crew experience that remains a key operational factor as partners manage different spacecraft systems under shared ISS constraints.

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