Russia sends American, two cosmonauts to space station

Russia launched two cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan on Tuesday. This mission resumed crewed flights from a recently repaired launchpad. The event featured a rare joint attendance by the heads of NASA and Russia's space agency. The launch signifies the return of operational crewed flights from the Kazakh site, ensuring the continued transport of international personnel to the orbital station following the necessary repairs to the facility.