India, July 15 -- Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and two Russian cosmonauts on Tuesday lifted off onboard a Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from Kazakhstan on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station.

The Roscosmos spacecraft carrying Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome at 8:17 pm IST.

After a two-orbit, three-hour trip to the station, the spacecraft will automatically dock at 11.56 pm IST to the Prichal module. This marks Menon's first spaceflight and the second flight for the Russian cosmonauts, according to NASA.

Menon's family members, including astronaut wife Anna Wilhelm and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, were at the Baikonur cosmodrome for the spaceflight. Once...