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Russian Soyuz Launches To Open New Space Station Chapter

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Monday, April 14th, 2008

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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft heralded a new space saga when it launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to take the new Expedition 17 crew to the International Space Station, to operate the artificial moon for the next half year. That successful launch was announced by Starsem, Arianespace and their Russian partners. After October 2010, the Soyuz likely will provide the only means of transporting U.S. astronauts to the space station, since the space shuttle fleet will retire then and not…

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