Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at the ISS
Published: 28 March, 2009, 17:06
The Russian Soyuz spacecraft, with three people onboard, has successfully docked at the International Space Station.
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The Soyuz space capsule carrying a Russian-American crew to the International Space Station was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Published: 28 March, 2009, 17:06
The Russian Soyuz spacecraft, with three people onboard, has successfully docked at the International Space Station.