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The Soyuz MS-09 Rocket Is Launched

The Soyuz MS-09 rocket is launched
The Soyuz MS-09 rocket is launched with three Expedition 56 crew members.

nhq201806060004 (June 6, 2018) — The Soyuz MS-09 rocket is launched with Expedition 56 Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, flight engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, and flight engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Prokopyev, Auñón-Chancellor, and Gerst will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station.

Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)