Nasa’s Anil Menon, 2 Russian cosmonauts head to ISS: How to watch launch live
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from Kazakhstan. The mission, which began at 10:47 am EDT, will see the crew dock at the ISS after a rapid journey of just two orbits around Earth. Menon, making his first spaceflight, joins a seven-member crew already aboard the ISS, including astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency.