Soyuz MS-25 Docks with ISS, Carrying International Crew
The mission includes Belarus' first female cosmonaut and highlights US-Russia space cooperation.
- Russia's Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station, carrying astronauts from Russia, the US, and Belarus.
- The mission marks the first spaceflight for Belarus' Marina Vasilevskaya, who won her place through a national science contest.
- The crew expansion to ten members aboard the ISS sparks collaborative science and research activities.
- US astronaut Tracy Dyson will spend six months on the ISS, while her Soyuz crewmates will return to Earth in early April.
- The successful docking highlights ongoing US-Russia cooperation in space amid broader political tensions.