The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft moved into vertical position, on 26 July 2017, from the MIK 112 integration facility to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad 1, in Kazakhstan.
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergey Ryazansky will leave for the International Space Station on Friday 28 July from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 15:41 GMT (17:41 CEST).
Follow Paolo Nespoli and his mission via paolonespoli.esa.int and watch the launch live on the ESA website.