First-Time Astronaut Joins U.S.-Russia Space Mission | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A U.S.-Russian crew blasts off for an eight-month ISS mission, marking a powerful symbol of space cooperation amid global tensions. NASA’s first chief visit to Baikonur in eight years underscores the enduring partnership, as rookie astronaut Anil Menon joins returning cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina. While U.S.-Russia collaboration thrives on the ISS, broader alliances like Artemis are stalled — with Russia now deepening ties with China on lunar ambitions. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/06895a4c3b8e7eb1