{"id":16092,"date":"2015-09-02T17:43:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T09:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-three-man-crew-launched-from-steppes-of-kazakhstan\/"},"modified":"2015-09-02T17:43:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T09:43:45","slug":"photos-three-man-crew-launched-from-steppes-of-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-three-man-crew-launched-from-steppes-of-kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Three-man crew launched from steppes of Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three space fliers rocketed away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, setting off in pursuit of the International Space Station to swap out Soyuz lifeboats for the research lab\u2019s one-year crew.<\/p>\n<p>The launch occurred at 0437 GMT (12:37 a.m. EDT; 10:37 a.m. Baikonur time).<\/p>\n<p>Veteran cosmonaut Sergey Volkov sat in the center couch of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft, joined by European Space Agency flight engineer Andreas Mogensen and Kazakh fighter pilot turned cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov.<\/p>\n<p>These photos show the crew preparing for launch, including a traditional blessing, goodbyes to family and friends, and boarding the Soyuz spacecraft before liftoff.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read our full story.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pvAvBZEcQcQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8706\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8706\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21053428916_9329ae4d48_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21053428916_9329ae4d48_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21053428916_9329ae4d48_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8707\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8707\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/879025183.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"621\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/879025183.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/879025183-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/879025183-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/879025183-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8709\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8709\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3451672792.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3451672792.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3451672792-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3451672792-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3451672792-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8710\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8710\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20457038214_519a3c6648_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20457038214_519a3c6648_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20457038214_519a3c6648_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8711\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8711\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900912992.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900912992.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900912992-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900912992-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900912992-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8712\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8712\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20458482313_1079c39791_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20458482313_1079c39791_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20458482313_1079c39791_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8713\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8713\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20891466550_5770a51161_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20891466550_5770a51161_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20891466550_5770a51161_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8714\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8714\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21087208221_3719e4f5a4_z-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21087208221_3719e4f5a4_z-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21087208221_3719e4f5a4_z-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8715\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8715\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3217255259.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3217255259.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3217255259-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3217255259-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3217255259-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8716\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8716\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1259980402.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1259980402.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1259980402-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1259980402-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1259980402-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8717\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8717\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4163439090.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4163439090.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4163439090-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4163439090-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4163439090-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8718\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8718\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086344871_1fa0d75df1_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086344871_1fa0d75df1_k.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086344871_1fa0d75df1_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086344871_1fa0d75df1_k-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086344871_1fa0d75df1_k-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8719\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8719\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078644085_59b3373b02_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078644085_59b3373b02_k.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078644085_59b3373b02_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078644085_59b3373b02_k-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078644085_59b3373b02_k-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8720\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8720\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078663955_64714e99ab_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078663955_64714e99ab_k.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078663955_64714e99ab_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078663955_64714e99ab_k-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21078663955_64714e99ab_k-684x1024.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8721\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8721\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3315322447.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3315322447.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3315322447-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3315322447-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3315322447-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8722\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8722\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890601150_d97c05b38c_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890601150_d97c05b38c_k.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890601150_d97c05b38c_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890601150_d97c05b38c_k-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890601150_d97c05b38c_k-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8723\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8723\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/698216899.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/698216899.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/698216899-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/698216899-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/698216899-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8724\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8724\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890757448_951a55d1b4_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890757448_951a55d1b4_k.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890757448_951a55d1b4_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890757448_951a55d1b4_k-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20890757448_951a55d1b4_k-684x1024.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8725\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8725\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20456042924_47cfbd720a_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20456042924_47cfbd720a_k.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20456042924_47cfbd720a_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20456042924_47cfbd720a_k-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20456042924_47cfbd720a_k-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8726\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8726\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086316431_5fb15044da_k.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja\" width=\"620\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086316431_5fb15044da_k.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086316431_5fb15044da_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086316431_5fb15044da_k-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/21086316431_5fb15044da_k-684x1024.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA-S. Corvaja<\/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>Three space fliers rocketed away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, setting off in pursuit of the International Space Station to swap out Soyuz lifeboats for the research lab\u2019s one-year crew. The launch occurred at 0437 GMT (12:37 a.m. EDT; 10:37 a.m. Baikonur time). Veteran cosmonaut Sergey Volkov sat in the center couch [&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":[3958,3959,1601,3791,3792,717,1771,3795],"class_list":["post-16092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-aidyn-aimbetov","tag-andreas-mogensen","tag-baikonur-cosmodrome","tag-expedition-44","tag-expedition-45","tag-international-space-station","tag-kazakhstan","tag-sergey-volkov"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16092"}],"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=16092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}