SpaceX Crew-10 mission launched today!

Crew-10 (L-R): Kirill Peskov, Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, Takuya Onishi

NASA SpaceX Crew-10 mission patch

SpaceX Crew-10 lifted off successfully from the Kennedy Space Center here at Cape Canaveral tonight, a little after 7pm.  Its crew consists of Commander Anne McClain (NASA), Pilot Nichole Ayers (NASA), Takuya Onishi (JAXA), and Kirill Peskov (Roscosos).  It is the first flight for Ayers and Peskov, the second for McClain and Takuya Onishi.  

They will dock with the International Space Station and participate in Expeditions 72-73, before returning to earth, scheduled for July 2025.

Happy birthday, astronaut Anne McClain!

Anne McClain, born June 7, 1979 in Spokane, Washington, went into space aboard Soyuz MS-11 as flight engineer in December 2018 to the International Space Station.  She participated in Expeditions 58 and 59 before returning to Earth in June 2019.

Soyuz MS-11/Expedition 58 crew lands safely in Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-11/Expedition 58 (L-R): Anne McClain, Oleg Kononenko, David Saint-Jacques

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The crew of Soyuz MS-11, launched December 2018, returned from the International Space Station yesterday June 24, 2019 in Kazakhstan.  The crew consisted of Commander Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos), David Saint-Jacques (CSA) and Anne McClain (NASA).

The crew participated in Expedition 58 upon arrival at the ISS with Kononenko as commander.  When Soyuz MS-12 arrived in March 2019, they transferred Expedition 59 to the new crew.

It was the first flight for both McClain and Saint-Jacques, and the fourth for Kononenko.

Soyuz MS-11 launched today!

Soyuz MS-11 crew (L-R): Anne McClain, Oleg Kononenko and David Saint-Jacques

Mission patch

Soyuz MS-11, launched successfully this morning about 6:30AM EST, is carrying three members of Expedition 58 to the International Space Station.  The crew consists of Commander Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos), David Saint-Jacques (CSA) and Anne McClain (NASA).

They should arrive early this afternoon at the ISS.  Soyuz MS-11 was initially scheduled to launch December 20 but was moved to today after the failure of Soyuz MS-10 back in October.