ISS Expedition 10 Crew to Launch Into Space Tonight

Posted on: Oct. 13th, 2004 || Source: space.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

The next three humans bound for the International Space Station (ISS) are spending their final hours on Earth before launching into space tonight atop a Soyuz rocket.

NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, the two-person crew of ISS Expedition 10, and one visitor are set to launch toward the space station at 11:06 p.m. EDT (0306 Oct. 14 GMT) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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