Blastoff! US-Russian crew launches to ISS on Thanksgiving Day

A Soyuz rocket carry Chris Williams of NASA and Russian crewmates Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaevat launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 27, 2025 at 4:27 a.m. EST (0927 GMT or 2:27 p.m. local time) . Credit: NASA