Expedition 68 crew members Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, leading, Frank Rubio of NASA, and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, bottom, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft for launch, Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin, will introduce onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for an objective on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
On the other hand, as the 2 Soyuz crews start handover procedures, the stations 4 astronauts who have actually been orbiting Earth because April 27 stayed focused on innovative microgravity research study.
Cristoforetti signed up with Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren from NASA who each wore a microphone connected to their shoulder to measure the ISSs acoustic environment and how it affects a crew members hearing. Jessica Watkins, NASA Flight Engineer, was back on foam research checking out the KERMIT microscope observing microstructures not possible in Earths gravity to gain insights into future research and commercial chances. NASA astronaut Bob Hines invested the day servicing elements on the Cell Biology Experiment Facility, a research incubator, before recording his day-to-day meals for a space nutrition research study.
Throughout the standard Change of Command event next week, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will take control of as station commander from Artemyev before he departs. The leadership change will be seen live on NASA TV, the companys app, and its site at 9:35 a.m. EDT (6:35 a.m. PDT) on September 28.
The Soyuz MS-22 rocket is launched to the International Space Station with Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos onboard, Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin will invest around six months on the orbital complex, returning to Earth in March 2023. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz MS-22 rocket is launched to the International Space Station with Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos onboard, Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin will spend roughly six months on the orbital complex, returning to Earth in March 2023. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
New flight engineers Frank Rubio from NASA and Dmitri Petelin from Roscosmos are starting their very first space objective with veteran cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, who is on his 2nd space station objective. The Soyuz MS-22 rocket is launched to the International Space Station with Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos onboard, Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin, will introduce onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for an objective on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-22 rocket is released to the International Space Station with Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos onboard, Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz MS-22 rocket is launched to the International Space Station with Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos onboard, Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 15, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (left), Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev (center), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin (best) total training preparations in front of their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft as they get ready for launch September 21 for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
With the arrival of three brand-new crewmates inside a Soyuz team ship on Wednesday, 10 individuals are now living aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The brand-new astronaut and cosmonauts from NASA and Roscosmos will invest the next a number of days getting up to speed with living and operating in area.
New flight engineers Frank Rubio from NASA and Dmitri Petelin from Roscosmos are starting their first area objective with veteran cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, who is on his second spaceport station mission. The threesome launched from Kazakhstan at 9:54 a.m. EDT on Wednesday inside the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft to the orbiting lab. The trio docked to the Rassvet module less than three-and-a-half hours later. When there, they needed to wait a number of more hours for leakage and pressure checks before opening the spacecraft hatch. They got in the space station to begin laboratory orientation activities ahead of a six-month mission.
The Soyuz MS-22 rocket is launched to the International Space Station with Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos onboard, Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin will invest around six months on the orbital complex, going back to Earth in March 2023. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
3 cosmonauts who have actually been living on the spaceport station considering that March 18, will end their mission and go back to Earth late next week. Station Commander Oleg Artemyev and Flight Engineers Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov will board the Soyuz MS-21 team ship, undock from the Prichal module, reenter Earths atmosphere, and parachute to a landing in Kazakhstan.
