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April 4: Image provided by NASA shows the view from an external camera aboard the Soyuz 'TMA-18' capsule as it approaches the International Space Station. The docking port on the space station can be seen to the lower right of the cross hair.![Soyuz Blasts Off]()
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft carrying a new crew to the international space station (ISS) blasts off from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 2, 2010. The Russian rocket is carrying U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko.![Soyuz_Launch_2]()
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft carrying a new crew to the international space station (ISS) blasts off from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 2, 2010. The Russian rocket is carrying U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko.![Soyuz_Launch]()
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft carrying a new crew to the international space station (ISS) blasts off from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 2, 2010. The Russian rocket is carrying U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko.![TMA-18 Rolls to Launch Pad]()
The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 23 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Russia, Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of Russia, and NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson is scheduled for Friday, April 2, 2010.![Crowds at Launch Pad]()
March 31: The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship that will carry new crew to the international space station is transported from a hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhsta. Start of the new Soyuz mission with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.![Massive Engines]()
March 31: The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship that will carry new crew to the international space station is transported from a hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrom. Start of the new Soyuz mission with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.![Transportation Time]()
March 31: The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship that will carry new crew to the international space station is transported from a hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Start of the new Soyuz mission with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.![Guarding the Soyuz]()
March 31: A Russian police officer guards the Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship, that will carry new crew to the international space station, getting transported from a hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Start of the new Soyuz mission with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.![Going Vertical]()
March 31: The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship is raised into the vertical position at the launch pad of the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Start of the new Soyuz mission with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.![Rolling to Launch Pad]()
March 31: The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 23 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Russia, Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of Russia and NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson is scheduled for Friday, April 2, 2010 at 10:04 a.m. Kazakhstan time.![Rolling to Launch Pad]()
March 31: The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship that will carry new crew to the international space station is transported from a hangar to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Start of the new Soyuz mission with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.![Launch Pad at Dawn]()
March 31: The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship that will carry new crew to the international space station is transported from a hangar to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Start of the new Soyuz mission with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.![Rolling to Launch Pad]()
March 31: The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship that will carry a new crew to the international space station is transported from a hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz mission, crewed by U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko , is set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.![Standing Guard]()
March 31: A Russian security officer stands guard as the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 23 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Russia, Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of Russia, and NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson is scheduled for Friday, April 2, 2010 at 10:04 a.m. Kazakhstan time.![Pad Techs Secure Soyuz]()
March 31: Pad technicians secure the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft shortly after it was rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 23 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Russia, Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of Russia, and NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson is scheduled for Friday, April 2, 2010 at 10:04 a.m. Kazakhstan time.![Sun Rise Over Launch Pad]()
March 31: The sun rises over the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Start of the new Soyuz mission with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are set to blast off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 2, 2010.Soyuz Docks in Outer Space
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts lifted off from southern Kazakhstan, en route to the orbiting science lab Easter Sunday.
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