<ul><li>The International Space Station (ISS) had its orbit raised by the Progress 91 cargo craft to accommodate the arrival of the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft and its crew.</li><li>The Soyuz MS-27, carrying NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexander Zubritsky, will be launched on April 8 to begin an eight-month research mission.</li><li>Shortly after the new crew's arrival, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit will return to Earth with two Roscosmos cosmonauts, concluding their seven-month mission.</li><li>JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi will take over command of the ISS as Expedition 73 begins with the departure of the Soyuz MS-26.</li></ul>

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