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TMA-22 in flight towards ISS (VIDEO)

Moscow, Russia - The space shuttle separated successfully from the third stage of the Soyuz-FG rocket

A spokesman for Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced today that the third separation phase from the TMA-22 piloted space shuttle has been successfully implemented, continuing its trip to the orbiting International Space Station ISS. The Soyuz-FG rocket that transported the space shuttle into orbit was launched at dawn from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the cosmonauts on board, who will...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1135579
Rome, Italy, 11/14/2011 17:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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