BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN), September 26 (RIA Novosti) — A female Russian cosmonaut, Yelena Serova, was launched into Earth orbit on Thursday night aboard Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft, ending spaceflight's 17-year male "hegemony," a RIA Novosti correspondent has reported from the launching ground.
The crew also includes another Russian cosmonaut, Alexander Samokutyayev, and NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore.
Soyuz TMA-14M's flight to the International Space Station is the 123rd since 1967. The Soyuz is expected to remain on board the station as an emergency escape vehicle.
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