Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard U.S. spacecraft for first time since 

Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard U.S. spacecraft for first time since 2002

Despite frigid U.S.-Russian relations, cosmonaut Anna Kikina is poised to

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end up the primary Russian to release on an American rocket in nearly two a long time

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and the primary to fly aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon ferry deliver

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for a flight to the International Space Station The 38-year-antique

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Kikina, the most effective active-duty lady in Russia's cosmonaut corps, will join Crew five

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commander Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada and Japanese veteran Koichi Wakata for

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blastoff from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 12 p.M. ET Wednesday

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