.NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin as well as Ivan Vagner, reached the International Space Station Wednesday, carrying its lot of locals to 12 for the 13-day handover period.After a two-orbit, three-hour experience to the terminal, the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 space probe immediately dropped anchor to the orbiting laboratory's Rassvet module at 3:32 p.m. EDT. The space capsule launched at 12:23 p.m. EDT (9:23 p.m. Baikonur opportunity) coming from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.NASA's coverage of hatch position are going to flow at 5:30 p.m. on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, as well as the agency's site. Hatch opening is set up to begin at 5:50 p.m. Learn just how to flow NASA web content with a range of systems, featuring social networking sites.Once aboard, the trio will definitely join Trip 71 staff participants, featuring NASA rocketeers Tracy C. Dyson, Mike Barratt, Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps, Butch Wilmore, and also Suni Williams, in addition to Roscosmos astronauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin, and Oleg Kononenko. Expedition 72 will definitely begin Monday, Sept. 23, upon the departure of Dyson, Chub, and off-going place leader Kononenko, accomplishing a six-month visit for Dyson as well as a year-long exploration for Chub and Kononenko.Pettit, Ovchinin, as well as Vagner will definitely spend approximately six months aboard the periodic station advancing medical research as Trip 71/72 workers participants prior to returning to Planet in the spring season of 2025. This is Pettit and Ovchinin's 4th spaceflight and Vagner's 2nd.During Trip 72, two brand new staffs will definitely come in aboard the spaceport station, including NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 launching in September, adhered to through Crew-10, arranged for launch in February 2025..Adhere To Pettit on X throughout his mission as well as get the latest spaceport station staff news on Instagram, Facebook, and also X.Find Out More concerning International Space Station study as well as functions at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- edge-.Joshua Finch/ Claire O'SheaHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ claire.a.o'shea@nasa.gov.Leah CheshierJohnson Space Center, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.