Watch the launch of Paolo Nespoli

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be launched to the International Space Station on 15 December at 20:09 CET (16 December 01:09 Baikonur time), together with Expedition 26/27 crewmates Dmitri Kondratyev and Catherine Coleman. His MagISStra mission is Europe's third long-duration flight on the International Space Station (ISS). Streaming starts at 19:39 CET.