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International Space Station: Soyuz spacecraft docked with new crew (VIDEO)

Moscow, Russia - Announcement from Russian mission control

The Soyuz Tma-05 spacecraft successfully docked on the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:51 am of 17 July 2012, as announced by Russia's Mission Control Center in Korolev. On board there was the new ISS crew, which will remain there for a four-month long stay, carrying out more than 30 scientific missions. The Soyuz Tma-05 module took off on Sunday 15/07/2012 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143508
Rome, Italy, 07/17/2012 18:01
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