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For the first time, a spacecraft has lifted off with a flight attendant aboard, but there will be no drink service during the flight.
"It's a big honor for me and a big responsibility to be in this unbelievable mission," said Vasilevskaya before heading to the launch pad."This is our national project. It's such a big honor. I'm so proud to represent our republic."in Kazakstan at 8:36 a.m. EDT riding atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket. It was their second try at launching to space after a low voltage warning from a piece of ground support equipment halted the countdown on Thursday.
" signaled that Novitsky, Dyson and Vasilevskaya had entered Earth orbit. The Soyuz was now on a trajectory to autonomously dock with the station after circling the planet 34 times. The two spacecraft are scheduled to link together using Russia's Prichal node at 11:09 a.m. EDT Monday.Russia's Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket, lifts off for the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
"Her work ethic is really noteworthy," said Dyson of Vasilevskaya in an interview with collectSPACE.com."She's a flight attendant. That's her day job and, as you know, flight attendants don't just serve drinks. They're primarily responsible for our personal safety on board the aircraft and so she's no stranger to emergency situations and what to do and how to stay calm during them.
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