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Soyuz Seen from International Space Station
Credit: NASA TV
A camera on board the International Space Station catches sight of an approaching Russian Soyuz spacecraft framed by one of the station's solar arrays. Image released May 28, 2013
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Soyuz Spacecraft Nears ISS: Expedition 36/37
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A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the Expedition 36/37 crew to the International Space Station is seen in station cameras just before docking on May 28, 2013.
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Space Station Seen from Soyuz
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The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a crew of three astronauts makes its final approach to the International Space Station. Image released May 28, 2013.
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Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Rocket Launch
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
A Soyuz rocket with Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineers: Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, center, and Karen Nyberg of NASA, onboard, launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.
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Expedition 36 Launches
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Three Expedition 36 crew members launched to the International Space Station, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 (local time), Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Two Expedition 36 Crew Members in Soyuz Capsule
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Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and ESA Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano sit inside the Soyuz capsule during launch to the International Space Station on May 29, 2013 (local time). The stuffed animals in the foreground indicate when weightlessness is achieved.
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Expedition 36 Live Feed of Launch
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (second from left) and NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver (third from left) watch a live feed from Baikonur, Kazakhstan of the Expedition 36 crew aboard the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft moments after it launched to the International Space Station on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
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How New "Fast Track" Technique Cuts Travel Time to Space Station From Two Days to Six Hours (Infographic)
Credit: Karl Tate, Space.com Infographics Artist
By compressing flight tasks, crews going to the International Space Station can make the trip in one-eighth the time.
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Expedition 36 Launches on Soyuz Rocket
Credit: NASA TV
Three Expedition 36 crew members launched to the International Space Station, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 (local time), Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 36 Launch Live Feed
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (second from left) and NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver (third from left) watch a live feed from Baikonur, Kazakhstan of the launch of the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft carrying the Expedition 36 crew to the International Space Station on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
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Expedition 36 Crew Launches on Soyuz Rocket
Credit: NASA TV
Three Expedition 36 crew members launched to the International Space Station, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 (local time), Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Engines Ignite
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Three Expedition 36 crew members launched to the International Space Station, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 (local time), from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 36 Crew Waves While Heading to the Rocket
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), top, Flight Engineers: Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, center, and Karen Nyberg of NASA, bottom, wave farewell as they board the Soyuz rocket ahead of their launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, May 29, 2013, Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz TMA-09M Spacecraft for Expedition 36
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is raised into vertical position after arriving at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad by train, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 36 Soyuz TMA-09M Rollout
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz TMA-09M Spacecraft Rolled Out
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Kazakhstan.
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Three Astronauts Approach Space Station
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A Soyuz capsule carrying three space station astronauts makes its final approach before docking with the International Space Station. Image released May 28, 2013.
