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July 08, 2016

Three astronauts blast off for ISS in upgraded Soyuz craft
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) July 7, 2016
Three astronauts blasted off into the early morning sky in an upgraded Soyuz spacecraft from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome Thursday, heading towards the International Space Station. First-time astronauts Kathleen Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japanese space agency set off for a four-month mission at the ISS with Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin at around 0136 GMT. "All is well on board!" said mission control in comments relayed by NASA TV, which broadcast footage of the launch in Ka ... read more

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