Soyuz TMA-11M Leaves Earth – Docks With ISS
Soyuz TMA-11M Launches (With video)
“NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos launched aboard their Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 11:14 p.m. EST (10:14 a.m. Thursday, Kazakh time).”
Keith’s update: Soyuz TMA-11M docked with the space station about six hours after launch at 5:31 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7.
Russia gets a lot of flack these days for exploding rockets and failed missions, but six hours launch to docking is pretty darn impressive. Поздравляю!
They also have some of the most robust rocket systems in the world.