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Title: The Soyuz TMA-08M Spacecraft Launches
Post by: Vartok on March 28, 2013, 05:01:19 PM
Over at our NASA site

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft carrying three new Expedition 35 crew members launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:43 p.m. EDT Thursday (2:43 a.m. Friday, Baikonur time) to begin an accelerated six-hour journey to the International Space Station.

Video near the end shows a happy Astro-Cosmo-Naut enjoying his ride to space.

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http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=161375381 (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=161375381)
Title: Re: The Soyuz TMA-08M Spacecraft Launches
Post by: Bromptonboy on March 28, 2013, 06:02:10 PM
Cool stuff - thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: The Soyuz TMA-08M Spacecraft Launches
Post by: davekill on March 28, 2013, 06:27:41 PM
The night launch looked like a red star rising to the heavens.
Title: Re: The Soyuz TMA-08M Spacecraft Launches
Post by: Vartok on March 29, 2013, 03:09:10 PM
6 hour rendezvous is a whole lot faster than the typical 2-3 days.

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Title: Re: The Soyuz TMA-08M Spacecraft Launches
Post by: Bryancd on March 30, 2013, 05:59:09 AM
I always get a little nervous watching a Soyuz launch...
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