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Soyuz MS-29
Soyuz MS-29 during launch on 14 July 2026
NamesISS 75S
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2026-162A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.100057Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration71 days, 11 hours and 3 minutes (in progress)
261 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz MS-29 No. 759
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Crew
Crew size3
Members
CallsignTigris[1]
ExpeditionExpedition 74/75
Start of mission
Launch date14 July 2026, 14:47:43 UTC[2]
RocketSoyuz-2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorRKTs Progress
End of mission
Landing date1 April 2027 (planned)[2]
Landing siteKazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portPrichal nadir
Docking date14 July 2026, 17:52 UTC
Undocking date1 April 2027 (planned)
Time docked71 days, 7 hours and 59 minutes (in progress)

Mission insignia

Soyuz MS-29 crew training at Johnson Space Center. From left: Menon, Kikina, and Dubrov.

Soyuz MS-29, identified by NASA as Soyuz 75S, is a Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight launched from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 14 July 2026 to the International Space Station, where it docked to the nadir port of the Prichal module, delivering three members of the Expedition 74/75 crew.

Mission

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The spacecraft for the mission (No. 759) was delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 7 November 2025. Preparations for launch began in late May 2026, including testing of the spacecraft's Kurs rendezvous system, leak checks in a vacuum chamber, and verification of propulsion, guidance, and communications systems.[3]

In late June 2026, the spacecraft underwent propellant loading and final processing. After fit checks and spacecraft familiarization, the spacecraft was integrated with its Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle, which rolled out to Site 31/6 on 11 July.[3]

Soyuz MS-29 launched on 14 July 2026 at 14:47:43 UTC and entered its planned initial orbit, beginning a two-orbit rendezvous profile with the International Space Station.[4][5] Following post-launch checks of the spacecraft's systems, it docked automatically with the nadir port of the Prichal module approximately three hours after liftoff.[6]

The launch vehicle carried advertising for LIT Energy, a Russian energy drink company, on its lower stage.[7]

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman attended the launch, the first visit to Baikonur by a NASA administrator in eight years.[8] Isaacman had previously worked with Anil Menon, who served as the flight surgeon for Isaacman's first private SpaceX mission, and later flew with Menon's wife, Anna Menon, on his second private spaceflight.[9] During the visit, Isaacman met with Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. Following the meetings, Bakanov announced that Russia would extend its participation in the ISS program through 2030.[8]

Crew

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Prime crew
Position[10][11] Crew
Commander Pyotr Dubrov, Roscosmos
Expedition 74/75
Second spaceflight
Flight engineer Anna Kikina, Roscosmos
Expedition 74/75
Second spaceflight
Flight engineer Anil Menon, NASA
Expedition 74/75
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position[10] Crew
Commander Dmitry Petelin, Roscosmos
Flight engineer Konstantin Borisov, Roscosmos
Flight engineer Deniz Burnham, NASA
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References

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  1. ↑ "Spaceflight mission report Soyuz MS-29". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Upcoming ISS Expeditions". spacefacts.de. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Zak, Anatoly (14 July 2026). "Soyuz MS-29". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Garcia, Mark A. (14 July 2026). "Soyuz Spacecraft Launches New Crew for Station Arrival Today". NASA. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Wall, Mike (14 July 2026). "Russia launches NASA astronaut Anil Menon and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station (video)". Space. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Smith, Marcia (14 July 2026). "New Russian-American Crew Arrives at ISS". SpacePolicyOnline.com. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Howell, Elizabeth (17 July 2026). "Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad on it, continuing a Russian tradition". Space. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 Lewis, Clayton (15 July 2026). "Soyuz MS-29 Docks at ISS as Isaacman Visits Baikonur for First Time in Eight Years". Tech Times. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Berger, Eric (15 July 2026). "A most improbable astronaut just went to space". Ars Technica. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт" [Crews in training]. Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (in Russian). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Low, Lauren E. (1 July 2025). "NASA Assigns Astronaut Anil Menon to First Space Station Mission". NASA. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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