It was the first manned launch for the Soviet-era Soyuz since October 11, when a rocket carrying Russia's Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague failed just minutes after blast-off, forcing the pair to make an emergency landing.
Onboard cameras showed crew members making thumbs-up gestures after the blast-off. Also visible was a stuffed dog toy chosen by Shkaplerov's daughter to be the spacecraft's zero-gravity indicator.
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The space agency announced that the TMA-04M had seperated from the Soyuz rocket and smoothly reached the intended orbit ten minutes after blast-off. After orbital insertion, the spaceship is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) at 8:39 (0439 GMT) Moscow time on Thursday in an automatic mode, the Roscosmos said.
After blast-off it could be a monotonous journey but Unlimited retain the pace, helped by an intelligent script, excellent use of films and a couple of emergencies.
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