Stunning pics of Russian Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft being prepared for launch
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)The spacecraft is being prepared in Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan for a launch towards the International Space Station (ISS) in September.
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)The flight is part of a cross-flight agreement between Russia's Roscosmos and NASA in the United States.
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)3 Russian cosmonauts were scheduled to fly on US' Crew Dragon spacecraft and 3 other US astronauts on Russia's Soyuz during 2022-2024.
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and NASA's Loral O'Hara comprise the new ISS crew
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)The latest operation will also bring back three crew members stuck at the ISS due to leaks in the Soyuz MS-22 capsule
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)The US and Russia have maintained cooperation in space despite relations reaching their lowest point over the Ukraine war
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)Russia had earlier said that it would quit the ISS and launch its own independent space station
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)The event marks a rare sight of US-Russia bilateral cooperation despite current hostilities over Ukraine
Image Source : (Credit: Reuters)The ISS has been operated under a US-Russian partnership also involving Canada, Japan and 11 European nations.
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