Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Mission Updates: spaceflight101.com
Russia’s trusted Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, carrying into orbit the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft with three Russian-American crew members to begin a four-and-a-half space flight as part of International Space Station Expedition 49/50.
The 49.5-meter tall Soyuz FG made an on-time blastoff at 8:05 UTC; 2:05 p.m. local time, powering into cloudy skies over the Site 31/6 launch pad to start a high-speed pursuit of the orbiting complex.
Mission Updates: spaceflight101.com
Russia’s trusted Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, carrying into orbit the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft with three Russian-American crew members to begin a four-and-a-half space flight as part of International Space Station Expedition 49/50.
The 49.5-meter tall Soyuz FG made an on-time blastoff at 8:05 UTC; 2:05 p.m. local time, powering into cloudy skies over the Site 31/6 launch pad to start a high-speed pursuit of the orbiting complex.
