Apr 20, 2017 A Soyuz space capsule blasted off for the International Space Station on Thursday, carrying American astronaut Jack Fischer and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin. The two lifted off from the Russia-leased launch facility in Kazakhstan. (April 20) Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like this:Like Loading... Related