India, July 31 -- US astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station next year.
Serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer, Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with her Russian counterparts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov. Launch is targeted for March 2027, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and the trio will spend about seven months aboard the orbiting laboratory, NASA said.
During her expedition, Burnham will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare for future exploration missions to the Moon and Mars and to benefit people on Earth.
Selected as a NASA astronaut in 2021, Burnham graduated with the U.S. space age...