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Soyuz MS & Progress MS

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Keep Russia's half of the ISS crewed and supplied: fly three-person crews to the station and back, and deliver food, water and rocket fuel that keep the station in its orbit.

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Soyuz MS-29 crew on the ISS since July 2026, landing April 2027; three more Soyuz MS on order.

Updated 14 Jul 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Soyuz MS-29 crew lands after about 261 days
  1. Soyuz MS-01, first flight of the MS version7 Jul 2016Complete.
  2. Soyuz MS-10 booster failure; escape system saves crewOct 2018Complete.
  3. Soyuz MS-28 launch wrecks a platform at Russia's only crew pad27 Nov 2025Complete.
  4. Progress MS-33 first launch from the repaired pad22 Mar 2026+3 mooriginally Dec 2025Complete.
  5. Soyuz MS-29 launches Dubrov, Kikina and NASA's Menon14 Jul 2026Complete.
  6. Soyuz MS-29 crew lands after about 261 daysTarget 1 Apr 2027Current milestone.
  7. Soyuz MS-30 to MS-32 rotate ISS crewsNot yet reached.

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