Space enthusiasts keep reading about so many unmanned missions and experimental launches made to the outer world. But there are certain other manned missions planned for more substantial research. Russian State Corporation Roscosmos has successfully launched another spacecraft named Soyuz MS-09 to the International Space Station (ISS) with three crew members. The launch took place from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft will orbit 34 times around the Earth before making a landing on June 8, Friday.

The crew includes Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev, U.S. astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor and German astronaut Alexander Gerst. According to NASA,  the trio will orbit Earth a total of 34 times. A faster orbit is possible but for landing on the space station a daytime is preferable. The positioning requirements for landing or the departing Soyuz MS-07, prevented a quicker trip for the new crew. Soyuz MS-07 landed earlier this week.

Check out the video of the launch of Soyuz MS-09:

Their stay on the space station is scheduled for 187 days. They have to perform 55 scientific experiments along with some maintenance work. The space agency also plans to live stream the docking process and show how the astronauts are moving about in the outer world and how they meet with the current astronauts that are on board the ISS. The experiments carried out by the team will be surrounding fields of biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences, and technology development. “Highlights of upcoming investigations include a new facility to study ultra-cold quantum gases, the first commercial European facility to conduct microgravity research, and a system that uses surface forces to accomplish liquid-liquid separation,” NASA said. The live streaming will be done on NASA's website.

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