.NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin as well as Ivan Vagner, reached the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its own number of individuals to 12 for the 13-day handover time period.After a two-orbit, three-hour trip to the station, the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 space capsule immediately anchored to the orbiting lab's Rassvet component 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 insurance coverage of hatch opening will stream at 5:30 p.m. on NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, and also the agency's internet site. Hatch opening is actually scheduled to begin at 5:50 p.m. Learn just how to stream NASA material through a selection of platforms, featuring social networks.Once aboard, the trio will certainly participate in Trip 71 workers participants, featuring NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson, Mike Barratt, Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps, Butch Wilmore, and also Suni Williams, along with Roscosmos astronauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin, and Oleg Kononenko. Expedition 72 will certainly start Monday, Sept. 23, upon the variation of Dyson, Chub, and off-going station leader Kononenko, completing a six-month visit for Dyson as well as a year-long trip for Chub and also Kononenko.Pettit, Ovchinin, and also Vagner will devote around six months aboard the periodic outpost advancing scientific research as Exploration 71/72 workers members before coming back to The planet in the spring season of 2025. This is Pettit and Ovchinin's 4th spaceflight and Vagner's 2nd.Throughout Trip 72, 2 brand new crews will definitely come in aboard the spaceport station, featuring NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 introducing in September, followed through Crew-10, booked for launch in February 2025..Comply With Pettit on X throughout his goal and also receive the most up to date space station team updates on Instagram, Facebook, and also X.Discover More regarding International Spaceport station analysis and functions 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 Area Center, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.