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Space: Soyuz to be launched successfully

Moscow, Russia - The shuttle was visible for four minutes, an extraordinary time-frame considering that it takes nine minutes for the shuttle to enter into orbit

According to who assisted at the event lead to the launch of Soyuz Tma-6 occured this morning from the base of Baikonur, in Kazakistan, at 4:46 (Moscow time), it was really a moving episode. "Eneide"’s mission sponsored by Lazio Region, Esa (European Space Agency), Italian Air Force and Alenia Spazio (Finmeccanica) has as goal the one to effectuate a series of experiments on board of Iss (International S...

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Rome, Italy, 04/15/2005 11:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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