Carrying a crew of three, a Russian Soyuz FG rocket lit up the skies over the Baikonur Cosmodrome Tuesday night as it embarked on a nine-minute climb to orbit in pursuit of the International Space Station to send the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft on a fast-track rendezvous with the orbiting laboratory with the second half of the Expedition 53 crew.
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Two American Astronauts and a Russian Cosmonaut lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s historic Site 1/5 at 21:17:02 UTC on
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Two American Astronauts and a Russian Cosmonaut lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s historic Site 1/5 at 21:17:02 UTC on September 12, 2017 atop a Soyuz FG rocket.
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Two NASA Astronauts and an experienced Cosmonaut are on the eve of their launch to the International Space Station on a five-and-a-half-month mission as part of Expedition 53/54.
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Russia’s Soyuz FG rocket emerged from its MIK Assembly Facility at the traditional early morning hour on Sunday to roll to its historic Baikonur launch pad in preparation for liftoff with a crew of three.
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Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome assembled a Soyuz rocket on September 8, 2017 in preparation for rollout to the historic Site 1/5 for the launch of three International Space Station Crew Members.
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The crew of ISS Expedition 53/54 pays a visit to the Soyuz FG rocket that will take them into orbit aboard their Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft for an express link-up with the orbiting laboratory.
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The crew of Soyuz MS-06 completes their second visit to the Soyuz spacecraft that will take them into orbit for a quick rendezvous with the International Space Station September 12/13, 2017.
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The crew of Soyuz MS-06 departs Moscow for the second time – this time for good – headed to the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a final week of launch preparations
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The International Space Station Expedition 53/54 crew completes final pre-flight training and exams on the Soyuz and ISS simulators at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center followed by final launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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The International Space Station Expedition 53/54 crew of Aleksandr Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba along with their backups Anton Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle and Shannon Walker complete final pre-flight training
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The fully fueled Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft (No. 734) undergoes final processing at Site 254 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome
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The next crew trio headed to the International Space Station made a short visit to the Baikonur Cosmodrome Sunday & Monday as part of an unusual flight preparations schedule laid out for the upcoming Soyuz MS-06 mission.
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On Monday, August 28, 2017 the crew of Soyuz MS-06 along with their backup completed their first round of launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
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The Soyuz MS-06 crew of Aleksandr Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba along with their backup crew members arrive at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a day-long visit
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The prime crew of International Space Station Expedition 53/54 – Aleksandr Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba – along with their Soyuz MS-06 backup crew members – Anton Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle and Shannon Walker – complete ISS and Soyuz procedure training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
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