Moscow, Feb. 7 -- US astronaut Christopher Williams will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in the fall, while the Crew Dragon spacecraft will fly Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov to the ISS, Russian space corporation Roscosmos said on Friday.
The state corporation said that in connection with the signing of the third supplement to the agreement with NASA on cross-flights under the ISS program, changes have been made to the composition of the main and backup crews of long-term expeditions planned for 2025-2026.
"NASA astronaut Christopher Williams has been appointed to the prime crew of the 74th long-term expedition (launch on the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in the fall of 2025), which includes Roscos...