October 12, 2008, Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . In accordance with the mission plan of the International Space Station (ISS) and Russian commitments under this project, a manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz TMA-13 was launched from Baikonur launch site at 11:01 Moscow Time. The objective of the launch was to deliver to ISS the Expedition 18 crew (ISS-18): cosmonaut Yu. ... The station is ready for docking with the spacecraft. ...