A Russian Soyuz launched NASA Astronaut Andrew J. Feustel, Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, and NASA Astronaut Richard R. Arnold on a two-day journey to the International Space Station where they join the rest of the Expedition 55 crew. These three will remain on Station for approximately 5 months.

The launch date was Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 5:44 PM (UTC).

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Provider	Roscosmos
Vehicle	Soyuz-FG
Location	LC-1 Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan
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Launch Date	Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Launch Time	5:44 PM (UTC)
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Date	Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Time	5:44 PM (UTC)
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Date	Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Time	5:44 PM (UTC)
COSPAR ID	2018-026

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Oleg Artemyev, RSA (Wikipedia)

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