A Russian Soyuz rocket safely delivered a U.S.-Russian trio to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday (September 26), despite a technical glitch which briefly threatened to lengthen their journey to the $100 billion complex.<br/> <br />The incoming crew- Russian Alexander Samokutyaev, his compatriot Elena Serova and U.S. astronaut Barry Wilmore- joins the team of Russian Commander Maxim Suraev, U.S. Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman and Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst, a German astronaut of the European Space Agency.<br/> <br />Suraev's crew, which has manned the space station since May, is set to return to Earth in November. The incoming crew will serve 170 days until landing in March.<br/> <br />The 15-nation laboratory, which flies at an altitude of about 260 miles (420 km), is overseen by Russia and the United States.
