Arrival at the launchpad

Soyuz TMA-18M crew members, Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov, Soyuz spacecraft commander Sergei Volkov and ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, at the launch pad, in Baikonour, Kazakhstan, on 2 September 2015.

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

Connect with Andreas at: andreasmogensen.esa.int/