Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, October 14 (Reporter Leo) The Russian "Soyuz MS-17" manned spacecraft took off on the 14th and successfully completed docking with the International Space Station about 3 hours later, sending three astronauts to the space station.
According to the website of the Russian National Aerospace Corporation, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft left Kazakhstan at 8:45 on the 14th Moscow time (13:45 on the 14th Beijing time) The Baikonur launch site was lifted into the intended orbit.
After being separated from the launch vehicle, the "Soyuz MS-17" spacecraft flew around the earth 2 times in a rapid docking mode, caught up with the International Space Station, and successfully docked with its "Dawn" experimental module.
The Russian National Aerospace Corporation stated that the mission lasted 3 hours and 3 minutes from launch to completion, setting a record for the shortest time for the spacecraft to take off and dock with the International Space Station.
After the successful docking, Russian astronauts Sergei Ryzhkov, Sergei Kudy-Sverchikov and American astronaut Caitlin Rubens in the "Soyuz MS-17" spacecraft entered the space station .
According to the plan, the three astronauts will be stationed on the International Space Station for 177 days.
The two Russian astronauts will conduct a number of studies and plan to find the location of the air leak in the service module of the "Star".