Two astronauts blasted off on a journey to the International Space Station early Wednesday — and one is an American astronaut on his first space flight.

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NASA's Jack Fischer and Russia's Fyodor Yurchikhin lifted off successfully on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from a launch facility in Kazakhstan at 3:13 a.m.EST.

NASA posted video of the third-stage separation with the crew members experiencing microgravity.

Their six-hour flight took them to the ISS.

For Fischer, this is his first time in space. Fischer told News 13 what he was looking forward to the most.

"Obviously floating is going to be really cool, but I'm really looking forward to looking out the window. I just can't wait to see the Earth in its entirety from space. I think that'll be amazing," Fischer said.

He also said he's looking forward to his first spacewalk, scheduled for May 12.

“That would also be pretty amazing for the opportunity to go outside. The only thing between you and space is a little suit,” Fischer said.

When Fischer and Yurchikhin arrive, they will join three other crew members at the space station, under the command of NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. At 57, she is the oldest woman to go into space.

They will have almost 300 experiments to conduct while they are there, including everything from technology to medical research.

Some more experiments are set to arrive Saturday with the Cygnus cargo capsule that launched Tuesday on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.