Brand new Soyuz rocket lifts off from Baikonur, taking 3-man crew to ISS

A modernized Soyuz capsule has successfully blasted off into space from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a three-man crew on board. The extended two-day flight to the ISS will give Russian scientists and engineers a chance to test out the new space technology. In less than 10 minutes, the rocket carrier Soyuz-FG with manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-01 will reach orbit. Once in outer space, the three-man team will take a two-day route to the International Space Station, instead of the six-hour journey completed by recently launched Soyuz missions. More

(Source: RT - Jul 7)