Next space station crew set for launch Nov. 17, watch live on NASA TV

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, KC5ZTD, Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG, of ESA (European Space Agency) will launch Thursday, Nov. 17, for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Prelaunch activities will air through Nov. 16, and live launch coverage will begin at 2:30 p.m. EST Nov. 17, on NASA Television and the agency’s website. The crew of Expedition 50/51 will launch at 3:20 p.m. (2:20 a.m. Nov. 18, Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. More

(Source: Southgate Amateur Radio Club - Nov 14)