Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is in 'high spirits' for Thursday's launch to the International Space Station

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/470adea1-29a5-4ade-82bf-42474ac62e1d,1790785507064/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C3840%2C2160%29%3B' alt='An man in blue coveralls smiles to camera.' width='620' height='349' title='Portrait of Joshua Kutryk'/><p></p>