{"id":13758,"date":"2018-06-04T23:36:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T15:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/soyuz-rocket-for-next-station-crew-transferred-to-launch-pad-in-kazakhstan\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T23:36:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T15:36:24","slug":"soyuz-rocket-for-next-station-crew-transferred-to-launch-pad-in-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/soyuz-rocket-for-next-station-crew-transferred-to-launch-pad-in-kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Soyuz rocket for next station crew transferred to launch pad in Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QI_BGnZcWFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Video credit: Roscosmos<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A Soyuz booster set for liftoff this week with a Russian cosmonaut, a German flight engineer, and a former NASA flight surgeon heading for the International Space Station arrived at its launch pad in Kazakhstan Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Soyuz rocket, emblazoned with a logo commemorating the 2018 FIFA World Cup, emerged from its assembly hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome after sunrise Monday, riding a specialized railcar along a winding route to Launch Pad No. 1, the same site where Yuri Gagarin launched in 1961 to become the first person in space.<\/p>\n<p>Once at the launch pad, a hydraulic lift raised the three-stage Soyuz-FG rocket vertical, and a series of support arms and gantry towers folded around the vehicle, suspending it over the launch pad\u2019s flame bucket and giving Russian technicians access to the vehicle for final checks.<\/p>\n<p>The service towers will also allow the three-person crew to board the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft mounted atop the rocket in preparation for launch Wednesday at 1112:41 GMT (7:12:41 a.m. EDT; 5:12:41 p.m. Baikonur time).<\/p>\n<p>Soyuz commander Sergey&nbsp;Prokopyev, a former squadron commander in the Russian Air Force, will occupy the center seat of the spacecraft.&nbsp;Prokopyev, 43, is poised for his first space mission.<\/p>\n<p>European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flying for the second time to the space station, will serve as board engineer in the left-hand seat of the Soyuz capsule. Gerst, a 42-year-old native of K\u00fcnzelsau, Germany, will take command of the space station\u2019s Expedition 57 crew later this year, becoming the second ESA astronaut to lead a space mission.<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronaut Serena&nbsp;Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor, 42, a former flight surgeon and another rookie space flier, will climb into the right-hand seat in the Soyuz for launch Wednesday. Born in Indiana and raised in Colorado, she came to NASA in 2006, before her selection as an astronaut in 2009.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32817\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32817\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41572977585_aef6f4bdbe_h-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41572977585_aef6f4bdbe_h-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41572977585_aef6f4bdbe_h-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41572977585_aef6f4bdbe_h-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41572977585_aef6f4bdbe_h.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Soyuz MS-09 backup and prime crews (left to right: Anne McClain, Oleg Kononenko, David Saint-Jacques, Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor, Sergey Prokopyev, and Alexander Gerst) pose with a soccer ball with the upper stage of their Soyuz rocket, adorned with special logo commemorating the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Credit: Andrey Shelepin\/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prokopyev, Gerst and&nbsp;Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor will kick off a two-day pursuit of the space station with Wednesday\u2019s launch. The trio will dock with the orbiting complex Friday at 1307 GMT (9:07 a.m. EDT), joining Expedition 56 commander Drew Feustel and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Oleg Artemyev currently living on the outpost.<\/p>\n<p>A three-man outgoing crew \u2014 Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov, NASA flight engineer Scott Tingle, and Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai \u2014 departed the station Sunday and landed in Kazakhstan to close out a 168-day mission.<\/p>\n<p>In another celebration of the World Cup, Shkaplerov\u2019s crew returned to Earth with a regulation ball to be used in the tournament\u2019s opening match later this month in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>The images below show the Soyuz rocket\u2019s rollout to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32818\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32818\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652579075_c304549e6c_k-678x405.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652579075_c304549e6c_k-678x405.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652579075_c304549e6c_k-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652579075_c304549e6c_k-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652579075_c304549e6c_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32819\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32819\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27683950107_e4db876276_k-678x462.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27683950107_e4db876276_k-678x462.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27683950107_e4db876276_k-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27683950107_e4db876276_k-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27683950107_e4db876276_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32820\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32820\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-01-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-01-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-01.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32821\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32821\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832018164_96ac1425ed_k-678x408.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832018164_96ac1425ed_k-678x408.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832018164_96ac1425ed_k-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832018164_96ac1425ed_k-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832018164_96ac1425ed_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32822\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32822\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684014857_213bca0c25_k-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684014857_213bca0c25_k-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684014857_213bca0c25_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684014857_213bca0c25_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684014857_213bca0c25_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32823\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32823\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652657165_8dd7396e7b_k-678x389.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652657165_8dd7396e7b_k-678x389.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652657165_8dd7396e7b_k-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652657165_8dd7396e7b_k-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652657165_8dd7396e7b_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32824\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32824\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3378627172-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3378627172-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3378627172-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3378627172-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3378627172.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32825\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32825\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652684035_734a2ba5c2_k-678x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652684035_734a2ba5c2_k-678x426.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652684035_734a2ba5c2_k-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652684035_734a2ba5c2_k-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41652684035_734a2ba5c2_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32826\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32826\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502414242_2df3a891e5_k-678x383.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502414242_2df3a891e5_k-678x383.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502414242_2df3a891e5_k-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502414242_2df3a891e5_k-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502414242_2df3a891e5_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32827\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32827\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554483261_0f6d4f3ddb_k-678x457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554483261_0f6d4f3ddb_k-678x457.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554483261_0f6d4f3ddb_k-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554483261_0f6d4f3ddb_k-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554483261_0f6d4f3ddb_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32828\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32828\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2198761713-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2198761713-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2198761713-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2198761713-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2198761713.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32829\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32829\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5361381792-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5361381792-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5361381792-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5361381792-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5361381792.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32830\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32830\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-05-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-05-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-05.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32831\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32831\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502437872_54a9793d45_k-678x443.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502437872_54a9793d45_k-678x443.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502437872_54a9793d45_k-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502437872_54a9793d45_k-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42502437872_54a9793d45_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32832\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32832\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2326765036-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2326765036-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2326765036-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2326765036-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2326765036.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32833\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32833\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3379116739-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3379116739-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3379116739-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3379116739-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3379116739.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32834\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32834\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4617740267-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4617740267-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4617740267-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4617740267-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4617740267.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32835\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32835\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-08-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-08-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-08.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32836\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32836\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-09-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-09-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-09.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32837\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32837\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-11-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-11-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-11.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32838\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32838\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554593321_ccf50da897_k-678x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554593321_ccf50da897_k-678x473.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554593321_ccf50da897_k-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554593321_ccf50da897_k-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/42554593321_ccf50da897_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32839\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32839\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/6270916705-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/6270916705-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/6270916705-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/6270916705-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/6270916705.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32840\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32840\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5448731329-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5448731329-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5448731329-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5448731329-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5448731329.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32841\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32841\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5396830825-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5396830825-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5396830825-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5396830825-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5396830825.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32842\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32842\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28680591298_4db021a930_k-678x389.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28680591298_4db021a930_k-678x389.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28680591298_4db021a930_k-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28680591298_4db021a930_k-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28680591298_4db021a930_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32843\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32843\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-12-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-12-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-12.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32844\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32844\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-13-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-13-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-13.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32845\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32845\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4235361414-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4235361414-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4235361414-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4235361414-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4235361414.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32847\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32847\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-15-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-15-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-15.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32846\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32846\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3837043957-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3837043957.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3837043957-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32848\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32848\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-18-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-18-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-18.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32849\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32849\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832224724_b25e6ab8b6_k-678x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832224724_b25e6ab8b6_k-678x451.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832224724_b25e6ab8b6_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832224724_b25e6ab8b6_k-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/41832224724_b25e6ab8b6_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32850\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32850\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-20-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-20-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo_06-04-20.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32851\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32851\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684251567_d2923966b7_k-678x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684251567_d2923966b7_k-678x368.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684251567_d2923966b7_k-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684251567_d2923966b7_k-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27684251567_d2923966b7_k.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video credit: Roscosmos A Soyuz booster set for liftoff this week with a Russian cosmonaut, a German flight engineer, and a former NASA flight surgeon heading for the International Space Station arrived at its launch pad in Kazakhstan Monday. The Soyuz rocket, emblazoned with a logo commemorating the 2018 FIFA World Cup, emerged from its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2799,1601,831,2800,2801,1545,717,1771],"class_list":["post-13758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-alexander-gerst","tag-baikonur-cosmodrome","tag-european-space-agency","tag-expedition-56","tag-expedition-57","tag-human-spaceflight","tag-international-space-station","tag-kazakhstan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}