.NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and also Ivan Vagner, came to the International Spaceport Station Wednesday, carrying its own variety of residents to 12 for the 13-day handover time period.After a two-orbit, three-hour experience to the terminal, the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 space capsule immediately anchored to the orbiting research laboratory's Rassvet element at 3:32 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft gone for 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 stream at 5:30 p.m. on NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, as well as the agency's internet site. Hatch position is arranged to start at 5:50 p.m. Learn exactly how to flow NASA content through a range of systems, featuring social networks.As soon as aboard, the triad will certainly sign up with Expedition 71 workers participants, featuring NASA rocketeers Tracy C. Dyson, Mike Barratt, Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams, in addition to Roscosmos astronauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin, as well as Oleg Kononenko. Expedition 72 will definitely begin Monday, Sept. 23, upon the shift of Dyson, Chub, and off-going place commander Kononenko, finishing a six-month remain for Dyson and a year-long exploration for Chub as well as Kononenko.Pettit, Ovchinin, and also Vagner will definitely devote about six months aboard the orbital station accelerating scientific investigation as Expedition 71/72 workers members just before coming back to Planet in the spring season of 2025. This is actually Pettit and Ovchinin's 4th spaceflight and Vagner's 2nd.During Trip 72, 2 new workers will definitely show up aboard the spaceport station, including NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 introducing in September, adhered to through Crew-10, scheduled for launch in February 2025..Observe Pettit on X throughout his purpose and also receive the most recent spaceport station staff news on Instagram, Facebook, and also X.Learn more about International Spaceport station research study as well as procedures at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- end-.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.