The Russian Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft is on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, for 5:35 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 liftoff [today]. The rocket ignition and orbital boost phase will be broadcast live on NASA-TV with pre-launch coverage beginning at 4 PM and going through 6 PM. The Soyuz will be the only spacecraft capable of sending humans to the International Space Station upon the retirement of the American space shuttle fleet late this year.
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