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Photos: Space station crew rockets into orbit from Kazakhstan
The three newest residents of the International Space Station sped into orbit Wednesday aboard a Soyuz launcher after liftoff into an overcast sky over the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. These photos show the crew putting on their spacesuits and their mid-afternoon launch.
Video: Soyuz capsule docks to the International Space Station
The Russian Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut successfully docks to the International Space Station after a two-day trek from Earth.
Soyuz spacecraft delivers three new residents to space station
An upgraded Soyuz ferry ship, the second in a new series featuring improved avionics, navigation and other systems, glided to a flawless docking with the International Space Station early Friday, bringing three fresh crew members to the outpost and briefly boosting the lab's crew back to six.
Video: Expedition 49 crew launches to the International Space Station
Watch the launch of Expedition 49, a three-man crew headed for the International Space Station aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
VideoSoyuz crew blasts off from Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and a NASA shuttle veteran blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Wednesday and set off after the International Space Station.
Live coverage: Three-man crew docks with space station
A U.S. Army veteran of Operation Desert Storm, a Russian Air Force MiG-29 fighter pilot, and a former flight controller for Russia's Mir space station arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, with a smooth docking aboard a Soyuz spaceship at 0952 GMT (5:52 a.m. EDT), two days after a successful launch from Kazakhstan.
Repaired Soyuz prepped to launch three to space station
Running nearly a month late because of work to repair a damaged cable, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft was primed for launch early Wednesday to carry two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station, boosting the lab's crew back to six.
Antares rocket back in action with successful launch of upgraded booster
A commercial Antares cargo booster powered by new kerosene-fueled rocket engines streaked into orbit from a launch pad on the Virginia coastline Monday, returning to service to resupply the International Space Station after a two-year grounding stemming from a fiery crash in 2014.
Video: Antares post-launch news conference
This is the post-launch news briefing from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility held after the successful return to flight by the Orbital ATK Antares rocket that delivered the Cygnus cargo ship into space.
Video: Antares rocket returns to flight with new engines
The Antares rocket, Orbital ATK's medium-class booster now with modern RD-181 engines, launches at 7:45 p.m. EDT (2345 GMT) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the eastern shore of Virginia.