"Russia's Soyuz Rocket Prepared for Astronaut Launch to ISS"

Russia has rolled out the Soyuz 2.1a rocket for the upcoming MS-24 mission, scheduled to launch on September 15th. The mission will carry three crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) to relieve crewmembers who have been delayed in returning to Earth. The rocket was transported from the Russian Space Corporation (Roscosmos) integration facilities to the Baikonur Cosmodrome's Launch Complex 31. The crew members for this mission include Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, cosmonaut Nikolai Chub, and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara.