In the Russia leased town of Baikonur in Kazakhstan, Father Sergiy wears an embroidered label on his vest saying “Roscosmos confessor”. The local Orthodox priest carries out ceremonies for all spacecraft taking off from Baikonur since 1999. According to Father Sergiy, the blessing of the Soyuz MS20 taking Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS is his 380th ceremony. "With every launch, part of my soul flies away from the launching pad with the rocket," he tells AFP at his church in Baikonur. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES