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Nespoli and Soyuz, preparations began for the launch of Friday

Baikonur, Kazakhstan - The Italian astronaut will work on the VITA mission at the International Space Station

Preparations began this morning for the launch of the Soyuz MS-05 space vehicle that on Friday at 5:41 pm (Italian time) will take the Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli from the Baikonur cosmodrome to the ISS (International Space Station). With Nespoli -who is from the European Space Agency (ESA) and will return to ISS after six years- there will be Roscosmos commander Sergey Ryazansky and NASA astronaut...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1206069
Rome, Italy, 07/26/2017 18:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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