Russia ready to send new astronauts to orbital station
08:04, 30 September 2009
MOSCOW. September 30. KAZINFORM Russia's Soyuz-FG carrier rocket will lift off on Wednesday to deliver a manned spacecraft on a path to the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian space agency Roscosmos said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The launch of the rocket carrying the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft on board has been scheduled for 11.15 Moscow time (07.15 GMT) from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
Soyuz TMA-16 will bring U.S. astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev, and a space tourist, Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte to the ISS on October 2; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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