[ Room Noise, Cameras ]
[ Music ]
[ Applause ]
[ Foreign Language ]
>> Noisy in there?
>> Cozy?
>> No, noisy.
Like [inaudible].
[ Room Noise ]
[ Applause ]
>> The chair of the governmental commission.
The crew of the Soyuz vehicle is ready for launch.
Commander is Alexander Samokutyaev.
>> The launch command has now been initiated.
>> Okay we copy.
And everything is on board.
We are ready for the launch.
Second [inaudible].
>> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
>> And they're off.
>> Ignition.
And we have a liftoff.
Liftoff of Steve Swanson and Oleg Artemyev
and Alexander Samokutyaev on a six hour journey
to the International Space Station. ------------------------------1be24f2280d9--