And LIFTOFF! Three new crew — NASA’s Scott Tingle, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — are headed to the International Space Station after launching at 2:21 a.m. EST Dec. 17. The trio will orbit the Earth for approximately two days before docking to the station on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/2j83XTi
