Early this morning the Soyuz rocket that will carry André Kuipers, Don Pettit and Oleg Kononenko into space was rolled out to the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. On a crisp cold morning at sunrise, the launcher was transported horizontally by train from the assembly hall to the launch pad. Shortly afterwards the Soyuz launcher was erected on the launch pad ready for Wednesday’s launch. The launch of the Soyuz TMA-03M is scheduled for 14:16 CET (13:16 UT).
Transport of launcher from assembly hall
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Soyuz launcher is transported by train
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Soyuz launcher erected on launch pad
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