BAIKONUR: A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts including the first Dane has blasted off towards the International Space Station on Wednesday.
The trio launched on schedule at 04:37 GMT from the same launchpad in Kazakhstan that Yuri Gagarin used for his historic entry into the cosmos in 1961.
“The crew is doing well, everything is in order onboard,” relayed mission control.
They are expected to make the journey to the ISS in two days, docking on Friday.
The take-off also marked the 500th launch from the Gagarin launchpad, named after the Soviet space pioneer.
