Soyuz TMA-13M Launches with Expedition 40/41 Crew
Soyuz TMA-13M Launches with Expedition 40/41 Crew Headed to the ISS [Watch], NASA
“NASA Television covered the launch of the Expedition 40/41 crew launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on May 29, Kazakh time. Soyuz Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman and Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency will spend 5 1/2 months aboard the orbiting laboratory.”
Funny how most everyone takes a routine, safe Soyuz getting crew to orbit as granted these days.
US taxpayers did spend$150 million to send the US and ESA astronauts on board. For that price we figured we were entitled mto a routine, safe flight.