At 11:44pm (Astana time) on March 21, the Soyuz-FG rocket lifted off the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft for another long-term expedition onboard, Kazinform reports.
The crew consisting of cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (Commander, Roskosmos), astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold is heading towards the International Space Station.
As services of the cosmodrome report, the launch was carried out as planned. The Soyuz MS-08 is scheduled to dock to the ISS in two days.