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  • NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Hatch Opening

    NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Hatch Opening

    After lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and docking with the International Space Station, the Soyuz MS-27 mission to the station is scheduled to open its hatches at approximately 7:20 a.m. EDT (1120 UTC) on Tuesday, April 8.

    NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, will spend approximately eight months on the International Space Station before returning to Earth in December.

    Kim was selected to become a NASA astronaut in 2017; before joining NASA’s astronaut corps, Kim completed more than 100 combat operations as a Navy SEAL. A dual-designated naval aviator and flight surgeon, Kim received his doctorate in medicine from Harvard Medical School. This is Kim’s first mission to the station.

    Get the latest mission updates: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

    Credit: NASA

  • NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Docking

    NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Docking

    After lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station at 5:03 a.m. EST (0903 UTC) on Tuesday, April 8.

    Kim was selected to become a NASA astronaut in 2017; before joining NASA’s astronaut corps, Kim completed more than 100 combat operations as a Navy SEAL. A dual-designated naval aviator and flight surgeon, Kim received his doctorate in medicine from Harvard Medical School.

    Accompanied by cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, Kim will spend approximately eight months on the International Space Station before returning to Earth in December. This is Kim’s first mission to the station.

    Get the latest mission updates: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

    Credit: NASA

  • NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Launch

    NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Launch

    NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is set to lift off on his first mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, April 8. Launch is scheduled for 1:47 a.m. EDT (0547 UTC) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

    Kim was selected to become a NASA astronaut in 2017; before joining NASA’s astronaut corps, Kim completed more than 100 combat operations as a Navy SEAL. A dual-designated naval aviator and flight surgeon, Kim received his doctorate in medicine from Harvard Medical School.

    Kim will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, accompanied by cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, where they will spend approximately eight months on the International Space Station before returning to Earth in December. Kim will serve as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 72/73 crew, supporting scientific research to help us learn how to live in space while making life better back on Earth.

    After liftoff, MS-27 is scheduled to dock with the station at 5:03 a.m. EDT (0903 UTC), with hatch opening at approximately 7:20 a.m. EDT (1120 UTC).

    Get the latest mission updates: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

    Credit: NASA