NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman was attending a scheduled launch Tuesday of a U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station, a sign of the ongoing cooperation in orbit between Moscow and Wash

MOSCOW (AP) — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman was attending a scheduled launch Tuesday of a U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station , a sign of the ongoing cooperation in orbit between Moscow and Washington despite tensions over Russia's military action in Ukraine . Isaacman ’s trip to the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan marked the first visit by a NASA chief in eight years. Speaking during Monday’s meeting with the crew, Isaacman thanked Russia's state space corporation, Roscosmos, for its efforts to prepare for the mission, saying that “the integrated work performed over the past several months reflects the professionalism and dedication of everyone involved.” Isaacman also met with Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov before the launch of NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina. They were set to blast off aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 for an eight-month stint on the International Space Station. The mission is Menon’s first space flight and the…

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is visiting Russia's space launchpad for a scheduled launch of a U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station.