Paolo Nespoli waves farewell to family and friends

Paolo Nespoli waves farewell to family and friends as he departs the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for the Soyuz launch, on 28 July 2017, from Baikonour, in Kazakhstan.

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