"A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, despite damage to the launch pad in Kazakhstan during liftoff. Russia's space agency Roscosmos said "damage to a number of elements of the launch pad was detected" after the mission launched earlier in the day from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It added that repairs would be made quickly,"
"The Soyuz spacecraft arrived safely at the ISS, where Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams, are expected to spend eight months in orbit. The trio joins NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman and Jonny Kim; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui; and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov, Alexei Zubritsky and Oleg Platonov. Space remains one of the few areas of cooperation between the US and Russia, despite strained relations over the war in Ukraine."
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut docked with the International Space Station despite apparent damage to the Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan during liftoff. Roscosmos reported that "damage to a number of elements of the launch pad was detected" and said repairs would be made quickly. Some Russian space bloggers warned that the site might be unable to support launches for some time. The arriving crew—Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikaev and Chris Williams—are expected to remain aboard for eight months and join a multinational crew. Space cooperation between the US and Russia continues despite strained relations over the war in Ukraine. For Williams and Mikaev it is their first spaceflight; Kud-Sverchkov is on his second mission.
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