The Soyuz launcher is erected on the launch pad

The Soyuz launcher carrying the Soyuz TMA spacecraft is erected on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, 13 December 2010. It will bring ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli to the International Space Station for the six-month MagISStra mission. The launch is planned for 15 December 2010 at 20:09 CET from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.