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Soyuz spacecraft ready for trip to ISS on Oct. 12

rian.ru
09-Oct-2008
        
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BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan), October 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russian experts on Thursday completed the installation of a Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft on a carrier rocket in preparation for the launch of the 18th Expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). A three-stage Soyuz-FG carrier rocket is scheduled for launch from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on October 12. The rocket with attached spacecraft will be transported from an assembly facility to the launch pad on Friday evening and technicians will start pre-flight preparation procedures. The ISS was successfully moved to a higher orbit on... [read full story]                    

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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - The global economic turmoil and increasingly strained ties between Moscow and Washington will not stand in the way of further space exploration, Russia's space agency chief said Saturday. >>

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tech.co.uk
15-Oct-2008
        

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iol.co.za
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Moscow - The sons of a Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut met in space on Tuesday when spaceman Sergei Volkov welcomed American Richard Garriott on board the International Space Station. Garriott, a computer game developer...

Lord British Arrives At International Space Station

scouty.de
14-Oct-2008
        

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14-Oct-2008
        

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todayszaman.com
14-Oct-2008
        

US space tourist Richard Garriott (L) and Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke (R) look around the International Space Station upon their arrival on Tuesday. The sons of a Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut met in space on...

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zeenews.com
14-Oct-2008
        

Moscow, Oct 14: A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott, the world's sixth space tourist, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. Television footage...

                   

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astronomie.info
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Posted on: Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 12:00 CDT NASA officials say a Russian spacecraft carrying video mogul Richard Garriott and two other flyers docked Tuesday with the International Space Station. The Soyuz craft delivered...

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NASA officials say a Russian spacecraft carrying video mogul Richard Garriott and two other flyers docked Tuesday with the International Space Station.The Soyuz craft delivered Garriott, U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke and Russian...

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