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The Soyuz MS-11 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station<\/a> at 6:31 a.m. EST Monday, Dec. 3 (5:31 p.m. in Baikonur) and have safely reached orbit. \u00a0At the time of launch, the station was flying about 250 miles over central Kazakhstan southwest of the capital of Astana, 405 miles ahead of the Soyuz as it leaves the launch pad.<\/p>\n NASA astronaut Anne McClain<\/a>, David Saint-Jacques<\/a> of the Canadian Space Agency, and Oleg Konenenko<\/a> of the Russian space agency Roscosmos have begun their six-hour trip to the orbital laboratory where they will live and work for the next six-and-a-half months.<\/p>\n The arrival will briefly restore the station\u2019s crew complement to six as they join Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor<\/a> of NASA, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst<\/a> of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Prokopyev<\/a> of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, who are scheduled to remain aboard the station until Dec. 20.<\/p>\n Just days after their arrival, the crew members will capture the SpaceX Dragon<\/a> cargo resupply spacecraft set to launch Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and deliver more than 5,800 pounds of critical research and supplies.<\/p>\n At 9:30 a.m., NASA TV will broadcast from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida a briefing to highlight the science<\/a> and research on board the Dragon.<\/p>\n Following the science briefing, NASA TV will then broadcast beginning at 11:15 a.m. the arrival of the agency\u2019s first asteroid sample return mission as the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to rendezvous<\/a> with asteroid Bennu.<\/p>\n Coverage of the Soyuz docking to the International Space Station will begin on NASA TV\u2019s media channel and the agency\u2019s website<\/a> beginning at 11:45 a.m. and be broadcast on all channels following the conclusion of OSIRIS-REx coverage expected at 12:15 p.m., with the spacecraft docking expected at 12:36 p.m.<\/p>\n Coverage of the hatch opening between the Soyuz and the space station will begin at 1:45 p.m.<\/p>\n For continued coverage and more information about the mission, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/<\/a>.\u00a0Get space station news, images and features via social media on Instagram at:\u00a0@iss<\/a>, ISS<\/a> on Facebook, and on Twitter @Space_Station<\/a> and @ISS_Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Soyuz MS-11 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station<\/a> at 6:31 a.m. EST Monday, Dec. 3 (5:31 p.m. in Baikonur) and have safely reached orbit. \u00a0At the time of launch, the station was flying about 250 miles over central Kazakhstan southwest of the capital of Astana, 405 miles ahead of the Soyuz as it leaves the launch pad.<\/p>\n NASA astronaut Anne McClain<\/a>, David Saint-Jacques<\/a> of the Canadian Space Agency, and Oleg Konenenko<\/a> of the Russian space agency Roscosmos have begun their six-hour trip to the orbital laboratory where they will live and work for the next six-and-a-half months.<\/p>\n The arrival will briefly restore the station\u2019s crew complement to six as they join Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor<\/a> of NASA, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst<\/a> of ESA (European \u2026 Continue reading New Crew Blasts Off Heading to Space Station Today<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
The Expedition 58 crew blasts off inside the Soyuz MS-11 rocket today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome IN Kazakhstan to the International Space Station . Credit: NASA TV <\/p>\n