The Soyuz TMA-08M Spacecraft Launches

[Vartok]

Over at our NASA site

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft carrying three new Expedition 35 crew members launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:43 p.m. EDT Thursday (2:43 a.m. Friday, Baikonur time) to begin an accelerated six-hour journey to the International Space Station.

Video near the end shows a happy Astro-Cosmo-Naut enjoying his ride to space.

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http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=161375381

[Bromptonboy]

Cool stuff - thanks for sharing.

[davekill]

The night launch looked like a red star rising to the heavens.

[Vartok]

6 hour rendezvous is a whole lot faster than the typical 2-3 days.

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[Bryancd]

I always get a little nervous watching a Soyuz launch...