Russia’s Soyuz rocket made a nighttime liftoff on Friday to deliver the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft with Alexey Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka and Jeff Williams to orbit, setting out on a fast-track rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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A crew of two veteran flight engineers and a rookie commander began an overnight link-up with the International Space Station on Friday, launching into the night skies over the Baikonur Cosmodrome atop a Soyuz rocket.
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Russia’s Soyuz rocket made a nighttime liftoff on Friday to deliver the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft with Alexey Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka and Jeff Williams to orbit, setting out on a fast-track rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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Two Russians and one American Astronaut are on the eve of their launch on a half-year space flight to the International Space Station, starting with a thundering nighttime liftoff atop a Soyuz FG rocket on Friday.
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The Soyuz FG rocket with the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 16, 2016 to set the stage for a middle-of-the-night liftoff for a flight to ISS.
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The crew of Soyuz TMA-20M, Alexey Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka and Jeff Williams complete final launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to get ready for liftoff aboard their Soyuz spacecraft for an express flight to the Space Station.
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After being cleared for liftoff by the Russian State Commission, the crew of Soyuz TMA-20M, Alexey Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka and Jeff Williams, spoke to the media one last time on the eve of their launch to the International Space Station for a stay of nearly six months.
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Strong winds complicated the rollout of the Soyuz FG rocket to its Baikonur Launch Pad on Wednesday, requiring the booster
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The Soyuz rocket for the launch of the next ISS crew has been assembled at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday and Tuesday to kick off the final days of preparations to set the stage for a Friday night liftoff.
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Photos show the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft go through a final set of preparatory steps to get ready to meet its Soyuz FG launch vehicle.
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The three members of the crew of Soyuz TMA-20M, Alexey Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka and Jeff Williams, along with their backups participate in the traditional flag-raising and tree-planting ceremonies as they continue their preparations for liftoff.
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The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft has been fueled for its trip to the International Space Station, set for liftoff on March 18 to being the second half of the Expedition 47 crew to the orbiting outpost.
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The next crew to fly to the International Space Station had a busy day on Friday, visiting their Soyuz spacecraft for the first time
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The next crew to fly to the International Space Station arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Thursday to enter their final two weeks of preparations ahead of liftoff atop a Soyuz rocket planned on March 18.
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