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Soyuz trio touches down in Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe, delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint on the International Space Station. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Soyuz capsule touches down in Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe on Monday, delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint on the International Space Station. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Delayed spacecraft links up with space station
A Soyuz spacecraft docks with the international space station. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.
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epa03721935 A handout p[icture provided by NASA shows a Soyuz rocket with Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency , Flight Engineers: Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Karen Nyberg of NASA, onboard, launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency receive a traditional blessing from an Orthodox Priest in Baikonur
Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA receives a traditional blessing from an Orthodox Priest, along with Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency
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European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano , NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin pose in front of the Soyuz spacecraft at Baikonur cosmodrome May 17, 2013. The three person team is scheduled to launch for the International Space Station on May 29. REUTERS/Sergei
