Russian, US astronauts launch to International Space Station

  • Date: 14-Oct-2020
  • Source: Gulf Today
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Russian, US astronauts launch to International Space Station

Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft carrying ISS crew blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Reuters



A trio of space travelers has launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track maneuver to reach the orbiting outpost in just three hours.

NASA's Kate Rubins and Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos lifted off as scheduled at 10:45am (1:45 am EDT, 5:45 am GMT) on Wednesday from the