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We are pleased to offer the following high definition video of the Expedition 31 mission to our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. These video files are presented in 720p resolution. Learn how you can subscribe to Spaceflight Now Plus. Questions about the high definition video can be emailed. Expedition 31: Launch! ![]() Running Time: 9 min 17 sec File Size: 337 MB Embarking on a four-month mission to utilize the International Space Station and conduct diverse research at the orbiting laboratory, a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts rocketed off the planet aboard a Soyuz booster. Crew goes to launch pad ![]() Running Time: 3 min 58 sec File Size: 144 MB The three-person crew departs Baikonur's Site 254 for the bus ride to the rocket launch pad at the cosmodrome to board their Soyuz TMA-04M capsule for blastoff to the International Space Station. Suiting up for launch ![]() Running Time: 9 min 20 sec File Size: 338 MB NASA's Joe Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin done their Sokol spacesuits during the final hours of the countdown to launch aboard the Soyuz rocket. At crew quarters ![]() Running Time: 3 min 48 sec File Size: 138 MB International Space Station Expedition 31 crew members Joe Acaba, Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin sign the doors and then depart their crew quarters on launch morning. Post-rollout interviews ![]() Running Time: 1 min 32 sec File Size: 55 MB Deputy chief NASA astronaut Eric Boe and deputy program manager for the International Space Station Kirk Shireman give their thoughts as the Soyuz rocket gets ready to launch Expedition 31. Going vertical on the pad ![]() Running Time: 2 min 50 sec File Size: 103 MB The Soyuz rocket is erected onto its Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad for the final days of preparations before blastoff to the International Space Station. Rocket rolled to pad ![]() Running Time: 7 min 37 sec File Size: 278 MB The Expedition 31 crew's Soyuz rocket is transported horizontally by railcar from its assembly building to the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome for blastoff. Final assembly of Soyuz ![]() Running Time: 5 min 26 sec File Size: 197 MB The emergency escape tower is bolted onto the Soyuz spacecraft as the upper section containing the capsule and mated third stage is attached to the rocket's core stage for launch. Earlier Hi-Def Coverage |
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