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04-08-2008, 03:14 AM
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South Korean astronaut is set to launch
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Two rookie Russian cosmonauts and South Korea's first astronaut will rocket into space Tuesday, riding aboard a Soyuz capsule in pursuit of the international space station. Liftoff from the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is scheduled for 7:16 a.m. EDT (1116 GMT), beginning a 9-minute ascent to orbit for the three-stage liquid-fueled booster. It will take two days for the Soyuz TMA-12 capsule to the reach station, with docking to the Pirs compartment expected around 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) on Thursday. The linkup will deliver commander Sergei Volkov and flight engineer Oleg Kononenko to the orbiting complex for their six-month Expedition 17 mission. Joining the cosmonauts for the trip to the station is South Korean spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi. Under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency, she will spend more than a week aboard the outpost before returning to the Earth with departing Expedition 16 crewmates Peggy Whitson and Yuri Malenchenko. Landing of the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft is scheduled for 4:38 a.m. EDT (0838 GMT) on Saturday, April 19 Source Godspeed!
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04-08-2008, 03:23 AM
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Liftoff!
T+plus 3 minutes, 30 seconds. Live video from cameras in the cockpit show the crew enjoying the launch to space. A thumbs up from South Korean spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi.
Source Finally, South Korea gets its own astronaut...
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04-08-2008, 03:26 AM
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Bon Voyage
Happy Trails
 bom badida bombadida bom badidaa.. Happy trails to you, Until we meet again. Happy trails to you, Keep smilin' until then. Who cares about the clouds when we'ere together? Just sing a song, and bring the sunny weather. Happy trails to you, Til we meet again.
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04-19-2008, 04:17 AM
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ballistic descent
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has returned to Earth, but came down more than 400km (250 miles) away from its planned touchdown point, say Russian officials.
The crew are safe, but were subjected to severe G-forces during re-entry, said a spokesman for Mission Control according to AP news agency. Source
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04-22-2008, 12:01 PM
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