these russian girls how you're more about that in just a moment 6 we have 2 russian cosmonauts ehrlich novitsky and a pause here do pause and of of course less than an american market vanda hey of nasa on board this flight a particularly special moment for the broth as this will be his 1st ever space flight so one can only imagine how he must be feeling right now. just take a few seconds to watch this live. from he's expected to enter. because to launch the flight would take hours meaning it will dock with the i s s a little after 2 pm moscow time. mission is expected to last a little more than 190. 6 she will return to earth in october and the 2 other crew members will stay on. that particular launch has been a little different due to the pandemic so want families can be present to say thank god that was very emotional for these crew members the crew have been inoculated against cove it and the russians getting. russian job and found to hate most americans. of course this launch is an especially poignant everybody and involved because it comes just days before the 60th anniversary of the. spac