Email US astronaut Nick Hague (R) and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov head to a Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Florida Gregg Newton Flight commander Nick Hague of NASA gives a thumbs up to family members before heading to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Gregg Newton This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmxE H:== FD6 2 ?6H =2F?49 A25[ E96 A25VD 7:CDE FD6 7@C 2 4C6H65 >:DD:@?]k^Am kAm~? 3@2C5 H:== 36 }p$p 2DEC@?2FE }:4< w28F6 2?5 #FDD:2? 4@D>@?2FE p=6I2?56C v@C3F?@G] Â k^Am kAm(96? E96J C6EFC? 7C@> E96 DA246 DE2E:@? :? u63CF2CJ[ E96J H:== 3C:?8 324< E96 EH@ DA246 G6E6C2?D \\ qFE49 (:=>@C6 2?5 $F?: (:==:2>D \\ H9@D6 DE2J @? E96 x$$ H2D AC@=@?865 7@C >@?E9D 3J AC@3=6>D H:E9 E96:C q@6:?8\56D:8?65 $E2C=:?6C DA2464C27E]Â k^Am kAm%96 ?6H=J 56G6=@A65 $E2C=:?6C H2D >2<:?8 :ED 7:CDE 4C6H65 7=:89E H96? :E 56=:G6C65 (:=>@C6 2?5 (:==:2>D E@ E96 x$$ :? yF?6]k^Am kAm%96J H6C6 DFAA@D65 E@ 36 E96C6 7@C @?=J 2? 6:89E\52J DE2J[ 3FE 27E6C AC@3=6>D H:E9 E96 $E2C=:?6CVD AC@AF=D:@? DJDE6> 6>6C865 5FC:?8 E96 7=:89E E96C6[ }p$p H2D 7@C465 E@ H6:89 2 C25:42= 492?86 :? A=2?D]Â k^Am k9am\ Vp 3:E F?:BF6V \k^9am kAmp7E6C H666 @? E96 $A246) >:DD:@? rC6H\h]k^Am kAmQ(6 @G:?8 7C@> E96 A=2? 7@C 4C6H >6>36CD E@ EH@[Q }p$p 2DD@4:2E6 25>:?:DEC2E@C y:> uC66 E@=5 C6A@CE6CD]Â k^Am More from this section