The Soyuz spacecraft moved into vertical position, on 14 November 2016, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad 1, in Kazakhstan.
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and commander Oleg Novitsky will be launched 17 November for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
Follow Thomas via thomaspesquet.esa.int and check out the mission blog for updates.