NASA astronaut Anil Menon embarks on 8-month sojourn to International Space Station - The Tribune
Astronaut Anil Menon is launching on an eight-month mission aboard the ISS to conduct scientific experiments for deep-space exploration. He will investigate how long-duration spaceflight affects the human body, focusing on cardiovascular function and health countermeasures. Key research includes AI-assisted ultrasound scanning and bioprinting in microgravity to advance medical diagnostics and tissue fabrication. Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon has blasted off for his first journey into space to the International Space Station on board Russia's Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft. He launched from the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan along with Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina. This will be the second mission for both Dubrov and Kikina. The trio is expected to spend about eight months conducting scientific research and technology demonstrations before returning to Earth in 2027. Anil Menon at the Goddard Space Indian-origin Nasa astronaut Anil Menon blasted off on his first journey to space on Tuesday evening, marking a major milestone in his career as the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:17 pm IST. Watch the moment Menon made history: LAUNCH! Epic drone view! https://t.co/a8skYWYlEx pic.twitter.com/Zt14Kz0pk2 — NSF - NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) July 14, 2026 LAUNCH! Epic drone view! https://t.co/a8skYWYlEx pic.twitter.com/Zt14Kz0pk2 — NSF - NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) July 14, 2026 The Soyuz rocket carried Menon alongside Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon, along with two cosmonauts, embarked on an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) tonight from Kazakhstan. Russia on Tuesday successfully launched Menon, cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina aboard Soyuz MS-29 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:47 a.m. EDT. The crew reached orbit 10 minutes later and began a 3-hour trip to dock with the ISS at 1:56 p.m. EDT. Space station research supports the future of human spaceflight as the data
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