Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft moved into vertical position

The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft is moved into vertical position, on 31 August 2015, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad 1, in Kazakhstan.

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will leave for the International Space Station from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 2 September 2015 with commander Sergei Volkov and Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov.

Follow the whole mission with live updates via the iriss mission blog and Twitter via @esaoperations

Connect with Andreas at: andreasmogensen.esa.int/