Soyuz stands ready at the launchpad

The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft ready for launch, on 2 September 2015.

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will leave for the International Space Station from Baikonour cosmodrome in Kazakhstan 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/