Roscosmos Clears Soyuz MS-28 for Pad Rollout, Sets Nov. 27 Launch Time

Overview

• The State Commission authorized transporting and installing the Soyuz‑2.1a with Soyuz MS‑28 on the Baikonur launch complex on November 24.
• Roscosmos set liftoff for November 27 at 12:28 Moscow time.
• The prime crew is Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Christopher Williams.
• The backup crew is Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Anil Menon.
• The mission is planned for about 242 days with more than 40 Russian experiments and two spacewalks targeted for April and June 2026.