Residents of the International Space Station had a unique perspective when a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three new space station crewmembers blasted off within eye shot of the orbiting outpost as it started its journey to the station on March 28, 2013. [Read the Full Story on how the image was made]
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [Full Story]
An International Space Station camera caught sight of the Soyuz space capsule as it made its approach to the orbiting outpost on March 28, 2013. [Full Story]
The International Space Station comes into view for the crew of a Spacecraft on March 28, 2013. [Full Story]
The six-man crew of the Expedition 35 on the International Space Station wave after meeting on March 28, 2013, following the first-ever one-day launch and docking of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station.
The Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, March 29, 2013 carrying Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time. [See full story.]
The Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, March 29, 2013 carrying Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time. [See full story.]
Friends and family members of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin watch as the Soyuz TMA-08M crew arrived at the International Space Station on March 28, 2013, after an accelerated one-day trip. [Full Story]
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [Full Story]
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [Full Story]
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [Full Story]
Engines of the Soyuz rocket carrying the Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station fire on the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [Full Story]
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy gives a thumbs-up sign to a camera just after a Soyuz rocket carrying him and Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013. Note the bear toy hanging in the capsule that will be used to indicate weightlessness. [Full Story]
View inside the Soyuz crew capsule containing the three Expedition 35 crew members, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, Russian Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin, as they prepare to fly to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). Note the bear toy hanging in the capsule that will be used to indicate weightlessness. [Full Story]
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of Building 112 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to make its way to the launch pad, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for March 29 and will send Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, and Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Alexander Misurkin of Russia on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
Expedition 35 Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin, top, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, and Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, bottom, wave farewell from the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. Their Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time. [Full Story]
The Soyuz rocket is seen leaving the compound at Building 112 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to make its way to the launch pad, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Kazakhstan.
Russia security forces and their dog walk along the train track to the Soyuz launch pad, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
A railroad crossing sign is seen in front of the train tracks on which the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to its launch pad, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
A Russian security guard is seen as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
A Russian security guard is seen walking along the train tracks with the Soyuz rocket in the background on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for March 29.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket arrives at its launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket arrives at its launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Launch pad engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan are dwarfed by the large gantry mechanisms at the base of the Soyuz TMA-08M rocket following its rollout to the pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch pad shortly after being lifted into its upright position on Tuesday March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch pad shortly after being lifted into its upright position on Tuesday March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Launch pad engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan are dwarfed by the large gantry mechanisms at the base of the Soyuz TMA-08M rocket following its rollout to the pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Liftoff is set for March 28 EDT (March 29 Local Time).
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
