Russian Priest Blesses Soyuz MS-11 Spacecraft
- By AFP
A Russian Orthodox Church priest blessed the Soyuz MS-11 rocket at the Russian-rented Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on December 2. The spacecraft is set to carry a Russian-U.S.-Canadian crew to the International Space Station on December 3. The previous launch on October 11 was marred by a booster failure soon after liftoff.