Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams began their mission Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. EST, as they launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Joining them is Brazil's first astronaut Marcos Pontes, who will return home with Expedition 12. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams began their mission Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. EST, as they launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Joining them is Brazil’s first astronaut Marcos Pontes, who will return home with Expedition 12.Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls