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NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts blast off for an 8-month stay in space
Updated on: July 14, 2026 / 5:34 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Physician-astronaut Anil Menon launched to the International Space Station with two Russian cosmonauts for an eight-month stay.
- The Soyuz MS-29/75S spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and docked with the ISS.
- Menon previously served as a flight surgeon for NASA and SpaceX, helping establish medical protocols for commercial space flights.
- Menon's wife, Anna, is also an astronaut with NASA, and they previously worked together at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
- The new crew will be aboard the ISS for approximately 260 days, replacing the Soyuz MS-28/74S crew.