A Russian Soyuz lifted off from Kazakhstan early Sunday morning, carrying three astronauts bound for the International Space Station.
The crew, made up of astronauts from Russia, Japan and the United States, will fly for two days before docking at the ISS for a six-week mission. They will join three others already on board the station orbiting some 255 miles or so above the surface of the Earth.
The crew will conduct a series of experiments and prepare the ISS for a busier-than-normal period of activity, according to the Associated Press.
With the United States' space shuttle program over but its domestic replacement not yet off the ground, Am…
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