00:00One American and two Russian astronauts launched successfully to the International Space Station
00:08on Tuesday, on board a Russian spacecraft, according to the Roscosmos Space Corporation.
00:15NASA astronaut Johnny Kim and Russia's Sergei Ryzhikov and Alexei Zubritsky took off in
00:22a Soyuz booster rocket from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan.
00:29They are set to dock at the station the same day and are scheduled to stay for about eight
00:35months.
00:37According to NASA, Kim is set to conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations
00:44to help prepare the crew for future space missions and provide benefits to people on
00:49Earth.
00:53Kim and the crew of Russian astronauts will join other astronauts already on the space
00:58arts post.
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