Soyuz capsule launched on unusual ‘lifeboat’ mission
An unmanned Soyuz capsule has launched to the ISS to replace a damaged space shuttle at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-23 lifted off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday Kazakhstan as shown by live images from the US space agency Nasa. With around 430 kilograms of cargo for the crew on board, including medical devices and equipment for scientific experiments, the capsule is scheduled to dock with the ISS on Sunday at 2:01 a.m. CET.
