Russian Soyuz spacecraft, with two Russians and one American, launches to ISS

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and one American to the International Space Station launched from the Moscow-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

The Soyuz MS-26 took off around 7:23 pm Moscow time. The launch took place without obvious problems and the Soyuz entered orbit eight minutes after liftoff, a relief for Russian space authorities after an automated safety system halted a launch in March because of a voltage drop in the power system.