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Soyuz back in service after failed launch

December 29, 2011

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By Jonathan Amos Five days after a failed launch, the Russian Soyuz rocket system has been pressed back into service. The vehicle successfully put six spacecraft in orbit for US satellite phone and data company, Globalstar. The Soyuz lifted away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1709 GMT, ejecting the last of the six… [Read more…]

Soyuz Landing Highlights from Kazakhstan

November 22, 2011

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The landing and post-landing activities in Kazakhstan of the Soyuz spacecraft and its crew of Mike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa and Sergei Volkov are highlighted. http://youtu.be/fORo5XeK4DU www.bbc.co.uk

Soyuz Docks to International Space Station

November 16, 2011

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The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and cosmonauts and fellow Expedition 29/30 members Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin hooks up with the International Space Station two days after their liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. http://youtu.be/9oW7noeV0dc Read also: Expedition 29 launched amid snowy conditions from Kazakhstan

Expedition 29 launched amid snowy conditions from Kazakhstan

November 14, 2011

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(update 16-11-2011) Russia Soyuz spacecraft docks with International Space Station Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft has docked successfully at the International Space Station (ISS). The rocket, carrying a US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, blasted off from Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday. It was the first manned launch since an unmanned cargo rocket crashed shortly… [Read more…]

Video: Expedition 28 Crew Lands Safely

September 16, 2011

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Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Ron Garan land their Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft in Kazakhstan. Russian recovery teams were on hand to help the crew exit the Soyuz vehicle and adjust to gravity after 164 days in space.

Video: Soyuz spacecraft launches

June 9, 2011

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Soyuz Capsule Lands Safely

May 24, 2011

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…With Space Station Crew A Russian Soyuz space capsule has landed safely on Earth, returning three veteran spaceflyers home after a five-month mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz carrying Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan at 10:37 p.m. EDT (0227… [Read more…]