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Roscosmos: ISS once again has a crew of 6
July 21, 2019
At 04:04 Moscow Time on July 21, 2019, the members of the crew of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-13 transferred to the International Space Station. They were met by their colleagues — cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin, astronauts Nick Hague, and Christina Koch. The full complement of Expedition ISS-60 began their long joint work.
After that the full complement of Expedition ISS-60 held their first communications session, during which cosmonauts and astronauts could talk to both their colleagues, and their friends and family.
The program of the Expedition to the ISS includes scientific an applied research and experiments, conducting routine maintenance to keep the station in good working order, and outfit it with the equipment delivered by cargo vehicles.
The launch vehicle Soyuz-FG with the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-13, which delivered the international crew to the ISS, was launched from the Baikonur launch site on July 20, 2019 at 19:28 Moscow Time. The docking in automatic mode took place about 6 hours later, at 01:48 Moscow Time on July 21, 2019.