.NASA rocketeer Don Pettit, alonged with Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and also Ivan Vagner, came to the International Space Station Wednesday, delivering its own number of locals to 12 for the 13-day handover time period.After a two-orbit, three-hour adventure to the terminal, the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 space capsule instantly anchored to the orbiting research laboratory's Rassvet component at 3:32 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft launched at 12:23 p.m. EDT (9:23 p.m. Baikonur opportunity) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.NASA's coverage of hatch position are going to stream at 5:30 p.m. on NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, and also the firm's web site. Hatch opening is actually planned to start at 5:50 p.m. Learn exactly how to flow NASA material with a selection of platforms, consisting of social networking sites.When aboard, the triad is going to join Expedition 71 crew members, including NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson, Mike Barratt, Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams, in addition to Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin, as well as Oleg Kononenko. Expedition 72 will start Monday, Sept. 23, upon the variation of Dyson, Chub, and off-going station commander Kononenko, accomplishing a six-month remain for Dyson and also a year-long expedition for Chub as well as Kononenko.Pettit, Ovchinin, and also Vagner will definitely devote about six months aboard the periodic station accelerating scientific analysis as Exploration 71/72 staff members just before returning to Planet in the springtime of 2025. This is Pettit and also Ovchinin's 4th spaceflight as well as Vagner's 2nd.During Expedition 72, two brand-new workers will definitely come in aboard the spaceport station, consisting of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 introducing in September, adhered to through Crew-10, scheduled for launch in February 2025..Comply With Pettit on X throughout his mission and also receive the latest spaceport station team news on Instagram, Facebook, and X.Find Out More about International Space Station research study and also procedures at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- end-.Joshua Finch/ Claire O'SheaHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ claire.a.o'shea@nasa.gov.Leah CheshierJohnson Space Facility, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.