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VideoPhotos: Three-man crew launched from steppes of Kazakhstan
Three space fliers rocketed away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, setting off in pursuit of the International Space Station to swap out Soyuz lifeboats for the research lab's one-year crew. Check out imagery of the late morning liftoff.
VideoSoyuz booster in position for crew launch
A Russian Soyuz booster rolled out of a hangar at the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome and rode a rail car to its launch pad Monday, setting up for Wednesday's launch with a three-man crew hailing from Russia, Denmark and Kazakhstan.
VideoH-2B rocket launch sends supply shipment to space station
A cache of critical cargo stowed inside a solar-powered Japanese resupply freighter is speeding toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station after a successful launch Wednesday.
VideoOTD…Aug. 18 and STS-68 abort
OTD in 1994...Endeavour experienced an on-pad abort due to a main engine problem during startup
VideoAstronauts munch on space-grown lettuce
Amid a Russian spacewalk to carry out routine maintenance and inspections outside the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts and a Japanese crewmate staged a culinary first in orbit -- harvesting and eating a few leaves of leafy, space-grown red romaine lettuce.
VideoOTD…July 26 and STS-114
#OTD in 2005...Discovery launched on the first space shuttle mission after the Columbia tragedy
VideoPhotos: Soyuz crew craft treks from Kazakhstan to space station
Check out photos of Wednesday's middle-of-the-night launch of a three-man crew from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, kicking off a six-hour journey from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.
VideoSupport strut probable cause of Falcon 9 failure
A faulty support strut inside the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage liquid oxygen tank likely broke free during a June 28 space station resupply launch, destroying the booster minutes after liftoff in a cloud of debris over the Atlantic Ocean, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday.
VideoOTD…July 12 and STS-104
#OTD in 2001...Atlantis launched the Quest airlock module to the International Space Station
VideoOTD…July 8 and STS-65 and STS-135
#OTD in 1994...Columbia launched on a Spacelab microgravity flight