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Departure to the International Space Station 09/2006

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Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-is014-00050

Date

2006-12-30

From bottom to top are cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sept. 18 2006.Anousheh Ansari, the first female space tourist, joined the ISS with the Expedition 14 crew and returns to Earth with the Expedition 13 crew.