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All ready for lift off of the Soyuz TMA-16 to the ISS

Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It will carry the crew of Expedition 21 and space tourist Guy Laliberte

Final preparation underway at Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstanm for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft that will carry two Expedition 21 crewmembers (US astronaut Jeffrey Williams and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev) on the International Space Station (ISS), together with the Canadian space tourist, Guy Laliberte, the founder of the "Cirque du Soleil". Lift off is scheduled for tomorrow, September...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109577
Rome, Italy, 09/29/2009 18:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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