launched fromRussia

Soyuz MS-26

Success
SEP 11202416:23:12 UTC

Don Pettit flew to the ISS for the fourth time, becoming - at 69 - the oldest active NASA astronaut to reach orbit at the time of launch. After 220 days aboard as part of Expedition 71/72, the crew landed on the Kazakh steppe on April 20, 2025, Pettit's 70th birthday.

launched fromPad 31/6Baikonur

aboardSoyuz 2.1aintoLEO

Payload

Soyuz MS-26 / 72S

Expedition 71/72

Crew

Ascending
  • 01Aleksey OvchininfromRussia
  • 02Ivan VagnerfromRussia
  • 03Donald PettitfromUSA
Descending
  • 01Aleksey OvchininfromRussia
  • 02Ivan VagnerfromRussia
  • 03Donald PettitfromUSA