Meet Anil Menon: Indian-origin Nasa astronaut set to liftoff on first 8-month ISS mission today; here’s what he will do in space
- PC: NasaThe International Space Station is about to welcome a new crew as Nasa astronaut Anil Menon prepares for his first journey into orbit.
- The mission is scheduled to lift off today, that is, 14 July 2026, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, carrying Menon alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.
- After reaching orbit, the spacecraft is expected to complete a fast rendezvous with the station and dock a little over three hours after launch, at which point the trio will become part of the long-duration Expedition 74 and 75
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- PC: NasaThe International Space Station is about to welcome a new crew as Nasa astronaut Anil Menon prepares for his first journey into orbit.
- The mission is scheduled to lift off today, that is, 14 July 2026, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, carrying Menon alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.
- After reaching orbit, the spacecraft is expected to complete a fast rendezvous with the station and dock a little over three hours after launch, at which point the trio will become part of the long-duration Expedition 74 and 75
Sources: Times of India