BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Russian space capsule has blasted
off on a historic mission to double the crew of the international
space station.
The Soyuz craft soared into the hot afternoon skies over
Kazakhstan on time Wednesday on a two-day journey to the orbiting
station.
Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk, Russian cosmonaut Roman
Romanenko, and Belgium's Frank De Winne will join the three crew
members already on board the space station.
It will be the first time the station has had six permanent
members.
NASA says in the future the space station could take as many as
13 people as the crew hosts short-term visitors.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Russia Capsule Blasts Off For Space Station
A Canadian astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and a Belgian will join the three crew members already on board the space station. It will be the first time the station has had six permanent members.
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