Our #SoyuzMS03 crew waves farewell before boarding their spacecraft; @Thom_astro?? @AstroPeggy?? Oleg Novitskiy?? are ready to fly! #askNASA pic.twitter.com/yn9rZy00d2 — Doug Wheelock (@Astro_Wheels) November 17, 2016

New high-res images from Kourou of #Galileo #Ariane5 launch now in our image gallery https://t.co/y10l2Ae1tN pic.twitter.com/oaIWpkZCM5 — ESA (@esa) November 17, 2016

Settling into their seats inside the Soyuz capsule. Liftoff at 20:20 GMT/21:20 CET. https://t.co/BwONHnSZ80 — ESA (@esa) November 17, 2016

Stay with us for the launch of @Thom_astro @AstroPeggy & Oleg on #SoyuzMS03 Watch LIVE from 19:30 GMT https://t.co/XFss0MPAug pic.twitter.com/oxPjZF8i7j — ESA (@esa) November 17, 2016

Success for #Ariane5 & Europe's space industry: 1st Ariane 5 for #Galileo & 75th success in a row for this launcher! https://t.co/tGwEIoJb1V pic.twitter.com/dpKzRFknJh — Arianespace (@Arianespace) November 17, 2016

It says it all: #75InARow! Thanks to @ASLaunchers & its CEO Alain Charmeau, @ESA and its member states for #Ariane5. What an achievement! pic.twitter.com/D2luNQptwi — Stéphane Israël (@arianespaceceo) November 17, […]

Thanks @Arianespace for the safe ride #goariane5 #GoGalileo https://t.co/SSjcotdhXb — ESA (@esa) November 17, 2016

PR: #Ariane5 has launched 4 #Galileo satellites, accelerating deployment of the new satellite navigation system.https://t.co/qZg2nveNxp pic.twitter.com/dwTuCyZ9yM — ESA (@esa) November 17, 2016

.@arianespaceceo confirms all 4 #Galileo sats in correct orbit, solar panels deployed Watch LIVE https://t.co/T6JkXrQGs2 pic.twitter.com/A2GDsU2zaG — ESA (@esa) November 17, 2016

#SoyuzMS03 standing ready in the night for @Thom_astro, @AstroPeggy and commander Oleg. Three hours to liftoff! #allezthomas #proxima pic.twitter.com/8mxQXk6bX1 — Human Spaceflight (@esaspaceflight) November 17, 2016