A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying a three-man crew from Russia, the U.S. and Italy touched down on the frozen steppe of Kazakhstan at 8:37 UTC on Thursday, December 14, 2017 after 2,224 orbits of Earth
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Russia’s trusted Soyuz FG rocket blasted off at sunset on Friday, thundering off on a nine-minute climb into orbit with a three-man crew from Russia, the U.S. and Italy.
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Soyuz MS-05 Commander Sergey Ryazansky and Flight Engineers Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli participate in the last pre-launch meeting with the Russian State Commission
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Russia’s Soyuz FG rocket rolled out to the historic Site 1/5 launch pad at the Baikonur on Wednesday, July 26 – emerging from its MIK integration facility at the traditional early morning for a ride over to the storied launch pad
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Engineers at the MIK Launcher Vehicle Integration Facility complete assembly of the Soyuz FG launch vehicle set to take the
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The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft completed final pre-launch processing steps as engineers remove protective covers from the three sections of the spacecraft before rotating the 7,200-Kilogram vehicle to a horizontal position for encapsulation in the protective launch shroud.
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The ISS Expedition 52/53 crew members – Sergei Ryazansky, Randy Bresnik & Paolo Nespoli – complete final preparations for launch
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The fully-fueled Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft (Serial #736) is delivered to the Processing Hall at Site 254 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 19, 2017 to enter final pre-launch processing tasks
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The crew of Soyuz MS-05 – Commander Sergey Ryazansky and Flight Engineers Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli – participate in the traditional flag-raising ceremony at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
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The ISS Expedition 52/53 crew has entered final training operations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, working towards liftoff atop a Soyuz FG rocket on July 28.
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Soyuz MS-05 Commander Sergey Ryazansky and Flight Engineers Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli along with their backups Aleksandr Misurkin, Norishiga Kanai and Mark Vande Hei complete the traditional pre-launch news conference in Moscow as well as the customary visit to Red Square before departing for the Baikonur Cosmodrome for final launch preparations.
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The all-veteran crew of Soyuz MS-05, Commander Sergey Ryazansky and Flight Engineers Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli, complete final exams for ISS and Soyuz operations in normal and contingency modes at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center to receive final clearance for a July 2017 liftoff to the International Space Station for a stay of four and a half months.
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