Paolo Nespoli walking to the launch pad

Paolo Nespoli walking to the launch pad, in Baikonour, Kazakhstan, on 28 July 2017.

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and commander Sergey Ryazanskiy are set to launch for a four-and-a-half-month mission on the International Space Station.

Connect with Paolo via paolonespoli.esa.int and check out the mission blog for updates: blogs.esa.int/vita