5月29日,俄罗斯“联盟”FG型运载火箭凌晨在拜科努尔发射场发射了“联盟”TMA09M载人飞船。船上乘有俄罗斯、美国和欧空局航天员各一人。他们加入了站上的第36宇航组。飞船于发射后不到6小时就同国际空间站实施了对接。这是“联盟”号载人飞船第二次采用这种快速对接模式。以往“联盟”号飞船从发射到同国际空间站对接要花两天 On 29 May, the “Union” FG-type launch vehicle launched the “Alliance” TMA09M manned spacecraft in the early morning at the Baikonur launch site. Boarded by Russia, the United States and ESA astronauts each one. They joined the 36th space crew on the station. The spacecraft docked with the ISS in less than 6 hours after its launch. This is the second time that the “Union” manned spacecraft has adopted this quick docking mode. In the past, “Alliance” spacecraft from launching to docking with the International Space Station took two days