Expedition 31 crewmembers ready for launch on 15 May (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 31 crewmembers ready for launch on 15 May (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

New Expedition 31 crewmembers Gennady Padalka, Joe Acaba and Sergei Revin are set for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) early tomorrow morning. Their Soyuz TMA-04 is scheduled for launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 05:01 CEST (03:01 UT) on 15 May.

After two days chasing the ISS, the Soyuz TMA-04 will dock with the orbital outpost on Thursday 17 May. Padalka, Acaba and Revin will then be welcomed onboard by current ISS residents, Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers André Kuipers and Don Pettit.

Follow the launch coverage live with NASA TV from 04:00 CEST (02:00 UT):

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