Expedition 41/42 launch and arrive at the International Space Station

(Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova have successfully joined their Expedition 41 crewmates after flawlessly launching, rendezvousing and docking to the International Space Station.

How and when to watch Expedition 41/42’s launch to the International Space Station

(Wilmore, Samokutyaev and Serova – Photo Credit: NASA)

NASA have confirmed that they will provide extensive televised coverage of the launch of Barry “Butch” Wilmore of NASA and Alexander Samokutyaev and Yelena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency, who will lift off to the International Space Station on September 25th. 

Image of the Day: 14/9/14

(Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 41 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos (right) are pictured walking off the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre plane after arriving at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for final prelaunch activities ahead of their launch to the International Space Station later this month.

Expedition 39/40 crew depart the International Space Station and safely land in Kazakhstan

(The crew, and the recovery teams, are pictured shortly after landing – Photo Credit: NASA)

Three crew members from the International Space Station have safely returned to Earth after spending 169 days living and working in space.

Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA and Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) successfully landed their Soyuz spacecraft southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan at 2:23 a.m on September 11th (10:23 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 10 and 8:23 a.m., Sept. 11, in Dzhezkazgan).

Images of the Day: 10/9/14

(Photo Credit: Reid Wiseman/NASA)

“The Caspian Sea is a visual gem I have neglected far too long” commented NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman as he posted this amazing image to his Twitter page.

The Caspian Sea is a stunning sight both from the ground and the air, therefore it’s no surprise that the Expedition 40 Flight Engineer took the time to capture some gorgeous photographs of the area from the International Space Station.