LAUNCH AND DOCKING OF SOYUZ MS-27 TO ISS, Apr 8, 2025, Kazakhstan, 1:47 am ET (NASA+ begins 12:45 am ET)

Russia will launch the Soyuz MS-27 mission to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 8, 2025 at 1:47 am ET (5:47 am UTC, 10:47 am at Baikonur).  They are scheduled to spend about eight months (instead of the typical six months) on the ISS, returning in December.

The crew members are:

• Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)
• Aleksey Zubritsky (Roscosmos)
• Jonny Kim (NASA)

Launch coverage on NASA+ begins at 12:45 am ET.

The crew will dock with the ISS just over 3 hours later at 5:03 am ET.  NASA+ coverage begins 4:15 am ET.

Hatch opening and welcome remarks begin a 7:20 am ET. NASA+ begins 7:oo am ET