Soyus rocket successful: ISS receives new space mission!

Soyus rocket successful: ISS receives new space mission!

Vienna, Österreich - On April 8, 2025, the US astronauts Jonathan Kim and the Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryschikow and Alexej Subrizki successfully arrive at the International Space Station (ISS). This reported vienna.at . The Soyuz racete took off from the Kosmodrom Baikonur in Kazakhstan in the morning and brought the trio on his journey into space.

About three hours after the start, the docking maneuver of the Soyuz-Raum ferry on the ISS was successfully transferred. This mission is part of the 73rd ISS mission, in the course of which the crew will spend a total of 245 days in space. Among other things, two space exits and numerous scientific experiments are planned.

First missions for two astronauts

For Ryschikow, this is already the third flight to space, while Subrizki and Kim are in space for the first time. It is known that the ISS represents the largest and most durable space station in humanity. It has been operated in an international cooperation since 1998, which comprises 16 countries and five space agencies, including NASA (USA), Roskosmos (Russia) and ESA (Europe).

The ISS, which circle around the earth at a height of about 400 km, is the largest man -made object in space and takes around 93 minutes for circulation. Their impressive dimensions are about 109 m × 51 m × 73 m and it weighs around 450 tons. Since November 2, 2000, the ISS has been permanently inhabited by space travelers.

research and future of the ISS

The cost -intensive initiative, which required more than 100 billion euros for construction and operation by 2018, has produced a large number of scientific experiments and research projects and will continue to be continuously supplied with freight and crew. The crew can vary at times of seven to ten members, depending on the ongoing expeditions and mission requirements.

The ISS is expected to be operated until at least 2028, with considerations for possible use by 2030 or beyond. Russia plans to build its own space station after the end of the ISS. These developments raise questions about the future of international space travel and the role of the various nations in this area, especially since China runs its own space station after it failed because of the ISS participation.

The impressive achievements that were achieved in the context of these previous mission and space projects will not only consolidate the ISS as a center of scientific research, but also as a cultural symbol for international cooperation in space.