A Soyuz space capsule has blasted off for the International Space Station. An American astronaut making his first space flight and a veteran Russian cosmonaut are on board.
ADVERTISEMENTA Soyuz space capsule has blasted off for the International Space Station.
It carries an American astronaut making his first space flight and a veteran Russian cosmonaut.
NASA’s Jack Fischer and Russia’s Fyodor Yurchikhin lifted off from the launch facility in Kazakhstan.
It is a six-hour journey to the space station in orbit.
A call from Donald Trump
On Monday, Station commander Peggy Whitson is due to beat the 534-day record for cumulative time spent in space by a US astronaut.
She will be called by President Donald Trump.
In tweets
#1team, 2 happy guys, & a whole bunch of spring blooms! #SoyuzMS04 Crew is ready to launch tomorrow! Поехали! pic.twitter.com/JsQ2gsmdFS
— Jack Fischer (@Astro2fish) 19 avril 2017
Check out this super cool video of our rocket rolling by, thanks to
AstroKomrade</a> being a GoPro superstar! <a href="https://t.co/BaxYLEPp4k">pic.twitter.com/BaxYLEPp4k</a></p>— Jack Fischer (Astro2fish) 18 avril 2017
Wicked cool = understatement.
AstroKomrade</a> does it again to give us sweet view of business end while they rotate Argo into launch position! <a href="https://t.co/c9mbcQPVmp">pic.twitter.com/c9mbcQPVmp</a></p>— Jack Fischer (Astro2fish) 18 avril 2017