This is the 500th Soyuz spacecraft flying into space since the first Soyuz ship brought Yuri Gagarin astronaut into space on April 12, 1961.
Russian Soyuz spacecraft launcher TMA-18M
On September 2, Russia launched its 500th Soyuz spacecraft into orbit - (Photo: Roscosmos)
Three astronauts before the flight - (Photo: AP)
According to RT, Soyuz TMA-18M ship will have a 2-day flight and is expected to connect with ISS on 14h42 on 4/9 (VN time). Then there will be 9 astronauts working on ISS.
On September 12, two of the three astronauts on the Soyuz TMA-18M ship were Andreas Mogensen (Denmark) and Aidyn Aimbetov (Kazakhstan) will return to Earth with Russian astronaut Gennady Padalka - leading on ISS . NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will then replace Padalka.
In the past two years, flights to ISS lasted only 6 hours, but last week the Russian Federal Aerospace Authority decided to return to a two-day traditional flight route on the grounds of safety concerns. after the ISS has to adjust the trajectory to avoid cosmic garbage.
