A Soyuz rocket with a manned spacecraft launched from Baikonur

The Soyuz-2.1a launch car with the Soyuz MS-17 manned spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. It’s deliberate that the flight to the Worldwide Area Station will take a report quick three hours.

In a couple of minutes, the ship ought to separate from the third stage of the rocket and start an unbiased flight.

Docking with the ISS is predicted at roughly 11:52 Moscow time.

On board are Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, in addition to American Kathleen Rubins.