Russian Soyuz TMA-11M Rocket Launches Expedition 38 crew to ISS

A Russian Soyuz TMA-11M rocket launches carrying the new Expedition 38 crew for the International Space Station at 11:14 p.m. EST on Nov. 6, 2013.

They also had on board the Olympic torch for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and are expected to perform a number of stunts to advertise this event

The rocket carrying Expedition 38 flight engineers Rick Masstrachio of NASA, Koichi Wakata of Japan and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.