Expedition 70 Soyuz Rocket Launch in Kazakhstan | International Space Station

Expedition 70 Soyuz Rocket Launch in Kazakhstan | International Space Station

A Russian Soyuz rocket for Expedition 70 successfully launched with NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

Expedition 70 crew members NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, top, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, middle, and Oleg Kononenko of Russia wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for launch, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

Expedition 70 crew member NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is seen prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for launch with fellow crewmates Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Russia.

The Soyuz rocket is seen in this 90-second exposure as it launches with Expedition 70 crew members.

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Russia are safely in orbit aboard the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after launching on a Russian Soyuz rocket at 11:44 a.m. EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (8:44 p.m. Baikonur time). The Soyuz spacecraft will dock to the International Space Station’s Rassvet module at 2:56 p.m EDT. A short time after docking, hatches between the Soyuz and the station will open.

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara will begin a six-month mission aboard the station, and Kononenko and Chub will both spend a year on the orbital outpost. This is the first spaceflight for O'Hara.

Astronaut Loral O’Hara Official NASA Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/content/loral-o-hara-nasa-astronaut

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center/Bill Ingalls

Capture Date: Sept. 15, 2023

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