The Expedition 41/42 Soyuz Rocket Moves to Its Launch Pad

The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft and its booster were moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a railcar Sept. 23 for final preparations before launch to the International Space Station on Sept. 26, Kazakh time. The Soyuz TMA-14M will carry Expedition 41/42 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos to the space station for a 5 1/2 month mission.