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Space: "Eneide"'s mission, some details about the return on earth of the Soyuz

Moscow, Russia - The descent of the capsula has been controlled by two planes Antonov-12, besides by six helicopters Mi-6

The second adventure into the space for Roberto Vittori ended yesterday (see AVIONEWS) without any risk for him and his collegues, the Russian Salizhan Sharipov and the American Leroy Chiao. Vittori himself confirmed the news during a phone call interview organized by Esa (European space agency) and which the astronaut set free from the City of the Stars, near Moscow, where he had been resident in...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 119363
Rome, Italy, 04/26/2005 18:13
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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