The Russian rocket carries US astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka.


People watch start of the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-01M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, early Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The Russian rocket carries US astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-01M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, early Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The Russian rocket carries US astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-01M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, early Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The Russian rocket carries US astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka.

Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri, center, and Oleg Skripochka, center left rear, and U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, center right rear, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, walk to the rocket prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010.

From left: U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri, and Oleg Skripochka, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, walk away from their base to the bus that will take them to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. A Russian rocket with a U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts onboard blasted off successfully early Friday for the International Space Station, with flame-haired Russian spy Anna Chapman making an unexpected appearance at the cosmodrome to wave them goodbye

Expedition 25 Crew Readies as Rocket Rolls Out To Launch Pad

Part 1 - ISS Expedition 25 crew prepares for launch as their Soyuz rocket moves to launch pad

Part 2 - ISS Expedition 25 crew prepares for launch as their Soyuz rocket moves to launch pad