NASA’s Last Paid Ride On Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Is At Hand

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins had her Sokol suit pressure checked during the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft fit check Sept. 28.
Credit: Andrey Shelepin/GCTC/NASA
It’s been a pivotal year for the International Space Station, the $100 billion-plus research outpost in low Earth orbit that has been permanently staffed by rotating crews of astronauts, cosmonauts and the occasional guest flier, for 20 years as of Nov. 2. SpaceX’s May 30-Aug. 2 Demo-2 Crew Dragon...

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