NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov.
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NASA has chosen astronaut Deniz Burnham for her first flight to the International Space Station. She will serve as a flight engineer on Expedition 76. Burnham will launch in March 2027 on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft with two cosmonauts. The crew will stay on the station for about seven months.
Why it matters
This mission highlights continued cooperation between NASA and Roscosmos. It also shows opportunities for newer astronauts to gain long‑duration spaceflight experience.
- Who is Deniz Burnham?
- She is a NASA astronaut assigned to her first ISS mission.
- When is the launch planned?
- The launch is targeted for March 2027 from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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