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Russian capsule safely ferries station crew to Earth
After six months of circling the Earth inside the International Space Station, Expedition 7 crewmembers Yuri Malenchenko and Ed Lu returned home Monday night aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule. They were joined by European researcher Pedro Duque. Landing in Kazakhstan occurred as planned.
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PREVIEW STORY
ENTRY AND LANDING OVERVIEW
MAP OF THE SOYUZ LANDING ZONE
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VIDEO: WATCH THE CEREMONIAL CHANGE-OF-COMMAND QT
VIDEO: EXPEDITION 7 CREW BIDS FAREWELL AND BOARDS SOYUZ QT
VIDEO: ANIMATION OF SOYUZ UNDOCKING AND RETURN TO EARTH QT
VIDEO: MONDAY'S UNDOCKING OF SOYUZ FROM THE STATION QT
VIDEO: 5-MINUTE REPLAY OF UNDOCKING FROM SOYUZ CAMERA QT
VIDEO: SOYUZ LANDS IN KAZAKHSTAN AS SEEN FROM HELICOPTER QT
VIDEO: SCENES OF THE CREW AFTER EXITING THE SOYUZ QT
VIDEO: VIEWS OF THE SOYUZ RESTING ON THE GROUND QT
VIDEO: CAPSULE'S PARACHUTE DRAPED ACROSS DESERT FLOOR QT
VIDEO: POST-TOUCHDOWN STATUS REPORT FROM NASA QT
VIDEO: NASA PROVIDES STATUS OF THE CREW QT
VIDEO: POST-LANDING INTERVIEW WITH NASA'S ISS MANAGER QT
VIDEO: ASTRONAUT TALKS ABOUT LANDING AND THE FUTURE QT
VIDEO: 8-MINUTE NARRATED LOOK BACK AT EXPEDITION 7 QT
VIDEO: PROFILES OF YURI MALENCHENKO AND ED LU QT
VIDEO: PROFILE OF SPANISH ASTRONAUT DUQUE QT
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Space station residents say conditions safe
Despite media reports of some NASA managers voting against launching the Expedition 8 crew to the International Space Station due to broken environmental monitoring and exercise equipment, the astronauts said Thursday during an in-flight news conference that they are not worried about the situation, calling the reports "overblown."
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VIDEO: ASTRONAUTS INTERVIEWED BY CABLE NEWS NETWORK QT
VIDEO: CREW INTERVIEWED BY CBS NEWS QT
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Station crew will miss the views, but ready for landing
After six months of circling the Earth inside the International Space Station, Expedition 7 commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA science officer Ed Lu are preparing to return home Monday night aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule.
FULL STORY [Posted: Oct. 21]
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VIDEO: 8-MINUTE NARRATED LOOK BACK AT EXPEDITION 7 QT
VIDEO: PROFILES OF YURI MALENCHENKO AND ED LU QT
VIDEO: TUESDAY'S IN-FLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH ABC NEWS QT
VIDEO: CREW INTERVIEWED BY THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE QT
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New station residents arrive at their orbiting home
Two men who know what it's like to live in orbit for months at a time safely arrived at the International Space Station on Monday morning for a half-year tour-of-duty. Riding inside a Russian Soyuz capsule, the Expedition 8 crew docked to the station at 0716 GMT (3:16 a.m. EDT).
FULL STORY [Posted: Oct. 20]
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VIDEO: SOYUZ DOCKS TO THE STATION AS SEEN LIVE QT
VIDEO: PROFILE OF EXPEDITION 8 COMMANDER FOALE QT
VIDEO: PROFILE OF EXPEDITION 8 FLIGHT ENGINEER KALERI QT
VIDEO: PROFILE OF SPANISH ASTRONAUT DUQUE QT
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International crew heads for space station
American, Russian and Spanish astronauts set sail to the International Space Station on Saturday morning, safely rocketing into Earth orbit atop a Soyuz launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Central Asia.
FULL STORY [Posted: Oct. 18]
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VIDEO: STATION COMMANDER FOALE DONS HIS SPACESUIT QT
VIDEO: SPANISH ASTRONAUT DUQUE DONS HIS SUIT QT
VIDEO: CREW DEPARTS SUITUP BUILDING FOR LAUNCH PAD QT
VIDEO: ARRIVAL AT LAUNCH PAD TO BEGIN BOARDING SOYUZ QT
VIDEO: 3 1/2-MINUTE CLIP OF SOYUZ LAUNCHING EXPEDITION 8 QT
VIDEO: LIFTOFF REPLAY FROM CLOSE-UP LAUNCH PAD CAMERA QT
VIDEO: THE LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM BAIKONUR VIEWING SITE QT
VIDEO: ONBOARD CAMERA VIEW OF THIRD STAGE SHUTDOWN QT
VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH INTERVIEW WITH NASA ADMINISTRATOR QT
VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH INTERVIEW WITH NASA SPACEFLIGHT CHIEF QT
VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH INTERVIEW WITH DEP. STATION MANAGER QT
VIDEO: FRIDAY'S PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE FROM BAIKONUR QT
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Photo gallery: Sunrise rollout of Soyuz rocket
The Russian Soyuz rocket was moved from the processing facility to the launch pad on Thursday in preparation to carry the Expedition 8 crew to the International Space Station. This photo gallery illustrates the rocket's trek.
ENTER GALLERY [Posted: Oct. 17]
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New crew poised to keep human presence on station
The Expedition 8 crew blasts off early Saturday aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket to keep the International Space Station staffed with full-time "caretakers" while construction of the orbiting lab remains suspended by NASA's grounded space shuttle fleet. Launch is scheduled for 0538 GMT (1:38 a.m. EDT).
FULL STORY [Posted: Oct. 16]
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VIDEO: FINAL ASSEMBLY OF SOYUZ ROCKET QT
VIDEO: SOYUZ ROCKET ROLLS TO PAD THURSDAY QT
VIDEO: ROCKET ERECTED ON THE LAUNCH PAD QT
VIDEO: EXPEDITION 8 MISSION PREVIEW BRIEFING QT
VIDEO: CREW NEWS CONFERENCE WITH U.S. REPORTERS QT
VIDEO: CREW NEWS CONFERENCE WITH RUSSIAN REPORTERS QT
VIDEO: EXPEDITION 6 POST-FLIGHT SCIENCE RESULTS QT
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