.NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin as well as Ivan Vagner, came to the International Space Station Wednesday, carrying its own variety of citizens to 12 for the 13-day handover duration.After a two-orbit, three-hour adventure to the station, the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 space capsule automatically anchored to the orbiting laboratory's Rassvet module at 3:32 p.m. EDT. The space probe launched at 12:23 p.m. EDT (9:23 p.m. Baikonur opportunity) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.NASA's insurance coverage of hatch opening are going to flow at 5:30 p.m. on NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, and also the organization's web site. Hatch opening is actually set up to begin at 5:50 p.m. Learn exactly how to flow NASA information by means of a wide array of platforms, including social networking sites.The moment aboard, the triad will participate in Exploration 71 crew members, featuring NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson, Mike Barratt, Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps, Butch Wilmore, and also Suni Williams, in addition to Roscosmos astronauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin, and Oleg Kononenko. Trip 72 will certainly begin Monday, Sept. 23, upon the departure of Dyson, Chub, as well as off-going place commander Kononenko, finishing a six-month keep for Dyson and a year-long exploration for Chub and also Kononenko.Pettit, Ovchinin, and also Vagner will certainly spend around six months aboard the orbital outpost evolving medical research study as Expedition 71/72 crew participants before returning to Planet in the spring season of 2025. This is actually Pettit and Ovchinin's 4th spaceflight and also Vagner's 2nd.In the course of Expedition 72, 2 brand-new teams will certainly get there aboard the space station, featuring NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 launching in September, followed through Crew-10, set up for launch in February 2025..Comply With Pettit on X throughout his purpose and receive the most recent spaceport station team news on Instagram, Facebook, and X.Discover More concerning International Space Station investigation and operations at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- edge-.Joshua Finch/ Claire O'SheaHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ claire.a.o'shea@nasa.gov.Leah CheshierJohnson Area Facility, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.