Expedition 36 Launches for Rendezvous with the International Space Station
Soyuz launch of Expedition 36.
NASA
At 4:31 p.m. ET a Soyuz rocket with Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineers Luca Parmitano and Karen Nyberg launched to the International Space Station (ISS) for a rendezvous and docking with the ISS later tonight at 10:17 p.m. ET.
After the hatches open the new trio will join Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA and Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos on the ISS. All six crew members will then participate in a welcome ceremony with family members and mission officials gathered at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev near Moscow.
Expedition 36/37 Mission Overview
