Russia successfully launched Soyuz on ISS

Russia's Soyuz makes a quick flight to the International Space Station and successfully connects to the station.

Russia's Soyuz MS-06 manned spacecraft launches onto the International Space Station (ISS) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 9:30 am September 13, Express reports. The ship successfully connected with the ISS station after a long journey of 5 hours 38 minutes.

Russian spacecraft departs at BayKonur Space Airport in Kazakhstan.(Video: Express).

This flight carries a three-person crew, including two astronauts from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba, and Russian astronaut Alex Mirsurkin.

The ship is launched into space with a Russian Soyuz rocket. The panorama of the rocket launch is broadcast live on Russian television channels and the Mission Control Center (MCC) in Russia.

The crew consists of three people: Mark Vande Hei, Joe Acaba, and Alex Mirsurkin.(Photo: UK Express).

"The Soyur spacecraft successfully landed after more than 5 hours. The astronauts on board have done very well," a controller said.

According to NASA, three astronauts will spend 5 months on the ISS. They will conduct hundreds of experiments and research on Earth biotechnology, natural sciences and science.