Launch coverage of the Soyuz MS-24 crew from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Launch scheduled for 11:44 a.m EST. Rendezous and Docking coverage at 2PM with docking scheduled for 2:56 p.m EST. 4:45 p.m. EST Coverage of the hatch opening and welcoming remarks by the Soyuz MS-24 crew on the International Space Station as they join the Expedition 69 crew
The original three-Russian member crew for this scenario was named in May 2021. American astronaut Loral O'Hara replaced Andrey Fedyaev as a part of the Soyuz-Dragon crew swap system of keeping at least one NASA astronaut and one Roscosmos cosmonaut on each of the crew rotation missions. This ensures both countries have a presence on the station, and the ability to maintain their separate systems if either Soyuz or commercial crew vehicles are grounded for an extended period. They were originally assigned to Soyuz MS-23 mission, but were moved to MS-24, due to Soyuz MS-22 coolant leak accident that required MS-23 to be launched uncrewed as its replacement.
Source: NASA, Wikipedia
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