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Crews hold station change of command ceremony

Moscow, Russia – The eight ISS crew will land on Friday

The two ISS (International Space Station) crews, expedition 8 and 9 (see AVIONEWS article), held on Monday just after 17:00 GMT a ceremonial change of command between U.S. Commander Michael Foale of expedition 8 and Russian Commander Gennady Padalka. The official change of command will occur Thursday after expedition 8 and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut André Kuipers climb into the Russian...

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Rome, Italy, 04/27/2004 15:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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