You can watch the whole thing live if you want.

The International Space Station is expected to be launched at 9:54 a.m. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Baikonur's time is 6:54 p.m.

At 9 a.m., coverage will begin. NASA Television is available here at Space.com, as well as from NASA. Coverage will be carried on its app, social media and website.

There are amazing photos of a launch from space by astronauts.

The spaceship from Russia's federal space agency will take just two and three hours to get to the International Space Station. The hatch connecting the two spaceships will open and the crew of the Soyuz will join the expedition.

The crew of the International Space Station include the commander and a Russian cosmonaut, as well as astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency.

3 people in spacesuits on a ladder waving

Expedition 68 crew members Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, top, Frank Rubio of NASA, and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, bottom, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft for launch on Sept. 21, 2022. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The beginning of the space mission will be marked by the ride of the three astronauts. This will be Prokopyev's second spaceflight.

NASA handles most of the personnel needs for the International Space Station through its commercial crew contracts, but sometimes the agency needs to bring its astronauts up for logistical reasons and international exchange purposes.

A member of the Crew-5 mission for NASA is going to fly to the International Space Station for the first time next month.

There are amazing launch photos of the Crew 4 mission.

soyuz rocket launching with blue sky in behind and flames below rocket

Expedition 46 launches to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in 2017. (Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

The Starliner is expected to be ready in 2023 for more trips by astronauts. Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NASA says the relationship with the International Space Station is still normal.

According to NASA, there are key mission milestones for this launch.

  • 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT): Coverage begins on NASA TV’s Public Channel for 9:54 a.m. EDT (1354 GMT) launch.
  • 12:15 p.m. (1615 GMT): Coverage begins on NASA TV’s Public Channel for 1:11 p.m. docking.
  • 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT): Coverage begins on NASA TV for hatch opening and welcome remarks.

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