posted 08-21-2024 08:46 PM               

This thread is intended for comments and questions about the Soyuz MS-27 mission to the International Space Station.

posted 08-21-2024 08:48 PM               

ISS-73: Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, Jonathan Kim. Launch on Soyuz MS-27.

Jonathan Kim's flight will take place under an agreement between Roscosmos and NASA under the cross-flight program.

posted 08-28-2024 12:35 PM               

NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission

During his first mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will serve as a flight engineer and member of the upcoming Expedition 72/73 crew.

Kim will launch on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft in March 2025, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. The trio will spend approximately eight months at the space station.

While aboard the orbiting laboratory, Kim will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare the crew for future space missions and provide benefits to people on Earth.

NASA selected Kim as an astronaut in 2017. After completing the initial astronaut candidate training, Kim supported mission and crew operations in various roles including the Expedition 65 lead operations officer, T-38 operations liaison, and space station capcom chief engineer.

A native of Los Angeles, Kim is a United States Navy lieutenant commander and dual designated naval aviator and flight surgeon. Kim also served as an enlisted Navy SEAL. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of San Diego and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and completed his internship with the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital.