Russian Soyuz MS-26 Spacecraft Docks with ISS

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The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying two Russian astronauts and one American astronaut docked with the International Space Station (ISS) late on Wednesday.

Russian astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, as well as US astronaut Don Pettit, arrived at the station, Sputnik reported.

During the flight, Russian astronauts will have to conduct more than 40 scientific experiments, three of which are being conducted for the first time. They are scheduled to go into outer space in December.

The Russian spacecraft “Soyuz” took off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late on Wednesday evening and docked with the International Space Station (ISS).

Source: Qatar News Agency