NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts arrive at Space Station for six-month stay

One American and two Russians blasted off for their six-month stay on the International Space Station Friday evening from Kazakhstan. The Russian Soyuz spacecraft lifted off with 9,000 pounds of thrust carrying the three astronauts from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:26 p.m. EST. The Expedition 47 and 48 crew include veteran NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin. More

(Source: Orlando Sentinel - Mar 19)