Remaining Expedition 25 crew launch to space

October 9, 2010

The spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station Thursday with  Astronaut  and Cosmonauts  and  on board.

The rocket, a, launched at 23:10 (5:10 AM Kazakhstan time) and reached orbit in just under ten minutes. The Soyuz launched from the.

The crew members of Soyuz TMA-01M will join fellow Expedition 25 crew members, and  aboard the space station on Saturday. Docking is expected to occur at about 8:02 PM EDT (0:02 UTC Sunday) to the of the ISS. Upon arrival, the remaining Expedition 25 crew will begin a five month stay aboard the space station.

The Soyuz TMA-01M mission is the 107th flight utilizing the Soyuz spacecraft and the first to utilize digital flight control systems.