{"id":15641,"date":"2016-03-19T20:45:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T12:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-crew-departs-on-half-year-space-station-expedition\/"},"modified":"2016-03-19T20:45:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T12:45:03","slug":"photos-crew-departs-on-half-year-space-station-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-crew-departs-on-half-year-space-station-expedition\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Crew departs on half-year space station expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out a pictorial retrospective on Friday\u2019s launch of three new space station crew members from Kazakhstan, riding an iconic Soyuz booster to orbit and arriving at the 250-mile-high research complex less than six hours later.<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, kicking off his fourth voyage to the International Space Station, is set to take command of the orbiting laboratory in June. He was joined on Friday\u2019s launch by Alexey Ovchinin, who sat in the commander\u2019s seat of the Soyuz TMA-20M ferry craft, and flight engineer Oleg Skripochka.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff of the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome occurred at 2126 GMT (5:26 p.m. EDT) Friday, or 3:26 a.m. local time Saturday at the historic Kazakh launch base.<\/p>\n<p>The solar-powered Soyuz spaceship docked to the space station\u2019s Poisk module at 0309 GMT (11:09 p.m. EDT), about 5 hours and 43 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story.<\/p>\n<p>The photos below show the crew receiving a traditional prelaunch blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest, suiting up in their Sokol spacesuits, and riding to Launch Pad No. 1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for boarding of the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>The final few photos in the gallery were tweeted by astronauts Tim Peake and Tim Kopra from aboard the space station, showing the Soyuz capsule on final approach and Jeff Williams floating into the complex after docking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13583\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13583\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25896816975_5becd38cc8_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25896816975_5becd38cc8_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25896816975_5becd38cc8_z-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13584\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13584\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-01.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13585\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13585\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-02.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-02.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-02-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13586\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13586\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-03.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-03.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-03-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13587\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13587 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-04.jpg\" alt=\"photo_03-19-04\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-04.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-04-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13588\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13588\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-05.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-05.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-05-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13589\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13589\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-06.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-06.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-06-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13590\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13590\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-09.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-09.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-09-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13591\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13591\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-10.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-10-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13592\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13592\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25775014672_c6520ea916_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25775014672_c6520ea916_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25775014672_c6520ea916_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13593\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13593\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-11.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-11.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13594\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13594\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-12.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-12.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-12-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13595\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13595\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-13.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-13.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-13-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13596\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13596\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25800842371_139fc3c45f_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25800842371_139fc3c45f_k.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25800842371_139fc3c45f_k-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13597\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13597\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-14.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-14.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-14-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13598\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13598\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-15.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-15.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-15-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13599\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13599\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894027305_c529156381_z-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894027305_c529156381_z-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894027305_c529156381_z-2-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13600\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13600\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25799062101_27ba36dd78_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25799062101_27ba36dd78_k.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25799062101_27ba36dd78_k-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13601\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13601\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/924538332.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/924538332.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/924538332-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13602\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13602\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2909764927.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2909764927.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2909764927-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13603\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13603\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25773263962_4279cfdc3f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25773263962_4279cfdc3f_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25773263962_4279cfdc3f_z-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13604\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13604\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894037705_8dd3c737dd_o.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894037705_8dd3c737dd_o.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894037705_8dd3c737dd_o-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13605\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13605\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3431866409.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3431866409.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3431866409-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13606\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13606\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-17.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-17.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-17-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13607\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13607\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25773268552_5d9f3f85fe_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25773268552_5d9f3f85fe_k.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25773268552_5d9f3f85fe_k-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13608\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13608\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25799146521_1d84ae8864_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25799146521_1d84ae8864_k.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25799146521_1d84ae8864_k-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13609\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13609\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1157241834.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1157241834.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1157241834-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13611\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13611\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894055445_c58699b6d9_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894055445_c58699b6d9_k.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25894055445_c58699b6d9_k-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13613\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13613\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8033783.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8033783.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8033783-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13614\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13614\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-18.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-18.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_03-19-18-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13615\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13615\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25593538840_fb16a093dd_o.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani\" width=\"620\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25593538840_fb16a093dd_o.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25593538840_fb16a093dd_o-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13616\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13616\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd5A1Z_WwAA2EbY.jpg-large.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/ESA\/Tim Peake\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd5A1Z_WwAA2EbY.jpg-large.jpeg 1023w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd5A1Z_WwAA2EbY.jpg-large-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd5A1Z_WwAA2EbY.jpg-large-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/ESA\/Tim Peake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13618\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13618\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6BkK2WEAAdu_4.jpg-large.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Tim Kopra\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6BkK2WEAAdu_4.jpg-large.jpeg 1023w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6BkK2WEAAdu_4.jpg-large-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6BkK2WEAAdu_4.jpg-large-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Tim Kopra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13619\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13619\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd4WX9DWwAADcgb-3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/ESA\/Tim Peake\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd4WX9DWwAADcgb-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd4WX9DWwAADcgb-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/ESA\/Tim Peake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13620\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13620\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6Gl1DWoAAWm4e.jpg-large.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Tim Kopra\" width=\"621\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6Gl1DWoAAWm4e.jpg-large.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6Gl1DWoAAWm4e.jpg-large-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6Gl1DWoAAWm4e.jpg-large-768x917.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cd6Gl1DWoAAWm4e.jpg-large-857x1024.jpeg 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Tim Kopra<\/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>Check out a pictorial retrospective on Friday\u2019s launch of three new space station crew members from Kazakhstan, riding an iconic Soyuz booster to orbit and arriving at the 250-mile-high research complex less than six 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