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Hadfield Snaps Shot of Soyuz Launch
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Residents of the International Space Station had a unique perspective when a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three new space station crewmembers blasted off within eye shot of the orbiting outpost as it started its journey to the station on March 28, 2013. [
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Expedition 35 Launch
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [
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Soyuz Makes its Approach to the International Space Station
Credit: NASA TV
An International Space Station camera caught sight of the Soyuz space capsule as it made its approach to the orbiting outpost on March 28, 2013. [
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Space Station from Soyuz
Credit: NASA TV
The International Space Station comes into view for the crew of a Spacecraft on March 28, 2013. [
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Expedition 35 Crew: All Together Now
Credit: NASA TV
The six-man crew of the Expedition 35 on the International Space Station wave after meeting on March 28, 2013, following the first-ever one-day launch and docking of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station.
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Expedition 35 Launch
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, March 29, 2013 carrying Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time. [See
full story.]
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Expedition 35 Launch
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, March 29, 2013 carrying Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time. [See
full story.]
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Expedition 35 Crew Family Watches Docking
Credit: NASA TV
Friends and family members of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin watch as the Soyuz TMA-08M crew arrived at the International Space Station on March 28, 2013, after an accelerated one-day trip. [
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Expedition 35 Launches to International Space Station
Credit: NASA TV
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [
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Expedition 35 Launches to International Space Station
Credit: NASA TV
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [
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Expedition 35 Launches to International Space Station #2
Credit: NASA TV
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [
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Soyuz Rocket Engines Firing
Credit: NASA TV
Engines of the Soyuz rocket carrying the Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station fire on the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [
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NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy: Space-Bound
Credit: NASA TV
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy gives a thumbs-up sign to a camera just after a Soyuz rocket carrying him and Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013. Note the bear toy hanging in the capsule that will be used to indicate weightlessness. [
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Expedition 35 Crew Launches to International Space Station
Credit: NASA TV
View inside the Soyuz crew capsule containing the three Expedition 35 crew members, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, Russian Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin, as they prepare to fly to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). Note the bear toy hanging in the capsule that will be used to indicate weightlessness. [
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Expedition 35 Soyuz Rollout
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of Building 112 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to make its way to the launch pad, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for March 29 and will send Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, and Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Alexander Misurkin of Russia on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Expedition 35 Crew Waves from Stairs
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Expedition 35 Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin, top, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, and Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, bottom, wave farewell from the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. Their Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time. [
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Expedition 35 Soyuz Rocket Exits Compound
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is seen leaving the compound at Building 112 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to make its way to the launch pad, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Kazakhstan.
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Russia Security Forces Walk to Soyuz Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Russia security forces and their dog walk along the train track to the Soyuz launch pad, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Rollout Railroad Crossing Sign
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
A railroad crossing sign is seen in front of the train tracks on which the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to its launch pad, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Russian Security Guards Rocket Rollout
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
A Russian security guard is seen as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Rollout
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Heads to Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Guard Walks Along Tracks
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
A Russian security guard is seen walking along the train tracks with the Soyuz rocket in the background on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket on a Train
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for March 29.
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Soyuz Rocket Rolls Out to Launch Pad by Train
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Rocket Rolls Out to Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 35 Soyuz Rocket Rolls Out
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket by Train to Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket arrives at its launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Erected into Position at Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 35 Soyuz Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket arrives at its launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 35 Soyuz Rocket in Position
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Placed in Position
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Erected into Position
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Engineers at Baikonur Cosmodrome
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Launch pad engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan are dwarfed by the large gantry mechanisms at the base of the Soyuz TMA-08M rocket following its rollout to the pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
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Soyuz Rocket Upright at Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch pad shortly after being lifted into its upright position on Tuesday March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket at Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch pad shortly after being lifted into its upright position on Tuesday March 26, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Engineers Work at Soyuz Rocket Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Launch pad engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan are dwarfed by the large gantry mechanisms at the base of the Soyuz TMA-08M rocket following its rollout to the pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
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Massive Gantry Mechanisms at Soyuz Rocket Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Liftoff is set for March 28 EDT (March 29 Local Time).
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Gantry Mechanisms Raised into Position
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Gantry Mechanisms Raised into Position at Soyuz Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
