NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts blast off for an 8-month stay in space

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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.

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