Spectacular scenery when Russian spacecraft are launched on ISS

Russia's Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft takes three astronauts to the International Space Station from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan, leaving a long trail of smoke and winding in the sky.

Soyuz rocket was taken by train to Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan on 23 September.Developed from the Soviet Union and put into operation in 1966, Soyuz is still one of the most stable rocket boosters with more than 1,700 flights.(Photo: NASA).

After reaching the launch site, the rocket was erected onto the pedestal.Pictured is the "heart" of the Soyuz rocket, the Soyuz-FG engine - the only engine used to send people to the ISS space station since October 2002.(Photo: AP).

Valery Korzun, former astronaut and head of the Yuri Gagarin Astronaut Training Center, is being blessed by a Russian Orthodox priest before the launch.(Photo: NASA).

Soyuz ship after being erected on the launch pad, its complete height is 46m.Soyuz can perform every task, from sending people, bringing goods to sending satellites into space.(Photo: AFP).

Three astronauts will be put on the ISS this time: Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the UAE, Oleg Skripochka of Russia and astronaut Jessica Meir of the United States.Since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, NASA has relied on Soyuz to send people to the International Space Station (ISS), the cost they pay for a seat on the Soyuz is about $ 75 million.(Photo: AP).

The moment the engine of the Soyuz ship started operating, sending the astronauts from Baikonur launch site.Russia has to pay $ 115 million a year to the Kazakh government to rent the site.(Photo: AP).

Russia is relying entirely on Baikonur for its space program, while waiting for the completion of the Vostochny launch site.(Photo: NASA).

People watch the image of the Soyuz ship flying off the ground.(Photo: AP).

Soyuz rocket hits the cloud.(Photo: Reuters)

Soyuz accelerates access to ISS, which will fly around the Earth four times in about six hours before connecting to the international space station, where six astronauts are working.(Photo: NASA).

This photo, taken by astronaut Christina Koch from ISS, captures the image of the Soyuz ship through the Earth's atmosphere, carrying her close friend astronaut Jessica Meir.(Photo: NASA).