A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members including NASA astronaut Jonny Kim on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The crew arrived at the space station the same day, bringing the number of residents to 10 for the next two weeks. Expedition 73 will begin on Saturday, April 19, following the departure of NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, as they conclude a seven-month science mission aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Throughout his eight-month stay aboard the orbital outpost, Kim will conduct scientific research in technology development, Earth science, biology, and human research.
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Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
2025年4月8日星期二,一枚联盟号火箭在哈萨克斯坦拜科努尔航天发射场发射升空,将包括NASA宇航员乔尼·金(Jonny Kim)在内的第73号远征队成员送往国际空间站。
该乘组在当天便抵达空间站,使得未来两周内空间站上的居住人数达到10人。第73远征任务将于4月19日星期六正式开始,届时,NASA宇航员唐·佩蒂特(Don Pettit)与俄罗斯航天局(Roscosmos)宇航员阿列克谢·奥夫奇宁(Alexey Ovchinin)和伊万·瓦格纳(Ivan Vagner)将结束在轨实验室为期七个月的科学任务,返回地球。
在接下来的八个月驻留期间,金将在这座轨道前哨基地上开展包括技术开发、地球科学、生物学及人体研究等领域的科学实验。
图片来源: NASA/Joel Kowsky