Russia successfully launched the 500th Soyuz spacecraft

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.