Expedition 71 Preflight | Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Expedition 71 Preflight | Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya, top, Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, bottom, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft for a launch attempt, Thursday, March 21, 2024 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Expedition 71 Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya talk as they prepare to have their Russian Sokol suits press checked as they and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station

Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson has her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station

Expedition 71 backup crewmember NASA astronaut Don Pettit shows a photo he made on his smart phone of NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson having her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked, Thursday, March 21, 2024 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch attempt to the International Space Station, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan

The March 21, 2024, launch of the crewed Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft was scrubbed at the 20-second mark today. More information on the viability of the next available launch opportunity is forthcoming. These pictures from are a sneak preview ahead of the next launch attempt.

Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya are preparing to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft. 

Dyson will spend approximately six months on the space station. Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya will spend approximately 12 days aboard the orbital complex.

Dyson will return to Earth in September on Soyuz MS-25 while Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya will return to Earth in April on Soyuz MS-24 along with NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, who has been aboard the orbital complex since last September.

NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/people/tracy-caldwell-dyson-2/

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Image Date: March 21, 2024

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