
The "High Energy Replicated Optics to Explore the Sun" project, or HEROES, is a joint effort to fly a powerful…

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 ending Expedition 36.

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 ending Expedition 36.

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 ending Expedition 36.

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 ending Expedition 36.

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 ending Expedition 36.

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 ending Expedition 36.

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 ending Expedition 36.

This close-up view shows the docking mechanism of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft as it departs from the International Space Station.

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 ending Expedition 36.