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GETTING CONFIRMATION THE GROUND

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PROPELLANT FEED HAS BEEN

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TERMINATED.

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WE WILL HAVE ONE MORE UMBILICAL

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TO SEPARATE.

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THERE YOU CAN SEE THE ENGINE

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FIRING, VEHICLE LAUNCH COMMAND

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HAS BEEN ISSUED, RAMPING OFF AND

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LIFTOFF.

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MARK VANDE HEI, ALEXANDER

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MISURKIN AND JOE ACABA LIFTING

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OFF ON THEIR WAY TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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A LITTLE OVER TEN SECONDS INTO

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THE FLIGHT, GETTING GOOD

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FIRST-STAGE PERFORMANCE, SOYUZ

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DELIVERING ABOUT 930,000 POUNDS

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OF THRUST FROM THE FOUR BOOSTERS

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AND CORE ENGINE.

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>> 40 SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE IS

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STABLE.

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>> GETTING GOOD CALLS, THE

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VEHICLE IS STABLE, EVERYTHING

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LOOKING GOOD AS IT VEERS ACROSS

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THE KAZAK STYLE INTO THE LIQUID

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BLACK, FIRST STAGE OF FUEL

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BURNING OFF TWO MINUTES AND 0

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SECONDS INTO FLIGHT.

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THE YAW, PITCH AND CONTROL

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DETERMINING EVERYTHING ABOUT THE

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ROCKET ALL LOOKING GOOD.

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NORMALLY GET GOOD FIRST-STAGE

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PERFORMANCE FROM THE SOYUZ

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ROCKET.

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>> 80 SECONDS.

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>> AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE

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ALREADY MOVING IN EXCESS OF

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1100 MILES PER HOUR, OVER A

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MINUTE AND A HALF INTO THE

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FLIGHT SINCE LIFTOFF.

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STILL GETTING GOOD CALLS ON

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VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, EVERYTHING

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LOOKING GREAT.

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A MAJOR MILESTONE COMING UP WILL

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BE THE ESCAPE TOWER BEING

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JETTISONED AND JUST GOT

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CONFIRMATION THE ESCAPE TOWER

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HAS BEEN JETTISONED AND GETTING

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A GREAT VIEW THERE, YOU JUST SAW

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THE FOUR STRAP-ON BOOSTERS

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JETTISONED, THEIR JOB COMPLETE

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AT AN ALTITUDE OF 428 STATUTE

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MILES TRAVELING OVER 453 MILES

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PER HOUR.

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OVER TWO MINUTES NOW SINCE THE

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LAUNCH, EVERYTHING LOOKING GREAT

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THE FIRST STAGE HAS DONE ITS

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JOB, THE FOUR STRAP-ON BOOSTERS

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HAVE DROPPED AWAY, THE SINGLE

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CORE ENGINE CONTINUING TO FIRE

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AND GETTING CONFIRMATION FROM

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THE VEHICLE OFFICER HERE THE

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LAUNCH SHROUD HAS BEEN

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JETTISONED, THE SOYUZ NOW

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EXPOSED, ROCKET ALTITUDE

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48,000 MILES HIGH AND AT THIS

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POINT IN THE FLIGHT, THREE

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MINUTES, SOYUZ ALREADY TRAVELING

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AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 432 MILES

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PER HOUR.

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THE CORE STAGE IS THE SECOND

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STAGE, CONTINUING TO PERFORM AS

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EXPECTED.

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56 FEET, 13 1/2 IN DIAMETER, A

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SINGLE ENGINE WITH FOUR FUEL

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CHAMBERS THAT PROVIDE BETWEEN

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178 TO 248,000 POUNDS OF TRUST

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DEPENDING ON THE FUEL DURING

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OPERATION.

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THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BURN TILL

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THE 4.43 MINUTE MARK WHEN THE

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SOYUZ WILL DO WHAT THEY CALL A

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HOT FEED TECHNIQUE MEANING THE

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THIRD STAGE WILL IGNITE WHILE

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THE SECOND IS STILL BURNING.

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IF YOU WILL REMEMBER THERE IS

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THAT LATTICE STRUCTURE BETWEEN

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THE SECOND AND THIRD STAGES ON

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THE ROCKET.

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JUST CROSSED FOUR MINUTES SINCE

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LAUNCH.

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>> EVERYTHING IS NORMAL ONBOARD.

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>> YOU HEARD THE CREW DOING

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FINE, GETTING AN UNPRESS HE

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DENTED LONG VIEW OF THE SOYUZ, A

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VERY CLEAR NIGHT THERE IN

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VIKONOR.

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THERE YOU CAN SEE ACABA INSIDE,

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THE CREW DOING WELL AS THE

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ROCKET CONTINUES TO SEND THEM

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INTO ORBIT, THE SECOND STAGE

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STILL GOING.

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AND CONFIRMATION THE SECOND

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STAGE HAS SEPARATED

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SUCCESSFULLY.

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>> SEPARATION OF H2, EVERYTHING

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IS NORMAL ONBOARD.

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>> SO AT THIS POINT, THE SECOND

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STAGE HAS DROPPED AWAY, THE CORE

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BOOSTERS SEPARATE AT AN ALTITUDE

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OF 105 MILES, SPACECRAFT NOW

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BEING PROPELLED BY THE SINGLE

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ENGINE OF THE SOYUZ THIRD STAGE

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PROVIDING 367,000 POUNDS OF

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THRUST THAT WILL BURN FOR FOUR

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MINUTES AND 2 SECONDS.

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FIRST TWO STAGES COMPLETE THE

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THIRD AND FINAL STAGE, THE CLIMB

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INTO ORBIT UNDERWAY AND

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EVERYTHING GOING VERY SMOOTHLY

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IN THIS FLIGHT, THE SOYUZ DOING

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WELL AND CONTINUING ITS FLIGHT

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TO ORBIT.

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>> 380 SECONDS FLIGHT THRUSTERS

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OPERATING NORMALLY, EVERYTHING

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IS NORMAL AND THE CREW IS DOING

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FINE.

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>> WELL OVER SIX MINUTES NOW.

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THE CREW, THE ROCKET ALL DOING

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WELL.

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>> 420 SECONDS.

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EVERYTHING IS NORMAL, THE CREW

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IS DOING FINE.

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>> OVER SEVEN MINUTES, NOW

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APPROACHING THE 7 1/2 MINUTE

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MARK, THE SOYUZ TRAVELING

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435 MILES PER HOUR, GETTING WORD

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THE CREW IS DOING FINE AND THERE

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IS THAT SPUTNIK MODEL WHICH,

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KEEP YOUR EYE ON IT, AFTER THE

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THIRD STAGE AND SEPARATION, YOU

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SHOULD SEE IT START TO FLOAT.

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ONCE THE THIRD STAGE IS DONE AND

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DELIVERS THE SOYUZ TO ORBIT, THE

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SPACECRAFT WILL GENUINE EXECUTE

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ALL THOSE PRE-PROGRAMMED

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COMMANDS TO HEAD OUT A NUMBER OF

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ANTENNAES AND DEPLOY THE SOLAR

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ARRAYS.

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THIRD STAGE SHOULD FIRE UNTIL

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THE ORBIT LAUNCH WHICH SHOULD

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HAPPEN VERY SOON.

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>> 520.

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>> AND THE TELL TALE JOLT,

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GETTING CONFIRMATION IT HAS

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SEPARATED AND THE SOYUZ NOW IN

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ORBIT.

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>> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE

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SUCCESSFUL INSERTION AND HIKE TO

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GIVE THE FLOOR TO COSMOS CENTRAL

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IN MOSCOW.

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YES, WE HAVE ACHIEVED

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SEPARATION, EVERYTHING IS

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NORMAL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND

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WE ARE WORKING WITH MOSCOW

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MISSION CONTROL.

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WE COPY YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.

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THAT IS GREAT.

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WE ARE STANDING BY FOR YOUR

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REPORT AND STANDING BY FOR

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FURTHER OPERATIONS.

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THANK YOU.

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>> AND AGAIN, A A SUCCESSFUL

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ORBITAL INSERTION, THE SOYUZ NOW

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IN ORBIT, CONFIRMATION ALL THE

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ANTENNAES AND SOLAR ARRAYS HAVE

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DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY.

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TEXTBOOK ROCKET LAUNCH FOR THIS

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CREW TODAY, THIRD STAGE CUTOFF

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AS WE SAW THE CREW GET A BIT OF

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A JOLT THERE, THE AVOIDANCE

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MANEUVER OPENS A VALVE ON THE

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LIQUID OXYGEN TANK THAT FALLS

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BACK TO THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.

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SO THE SOYUZ IN PRELIMINARY

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ORBIT AND THAT WILL GET RAISED

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OVER THE NEXT SIX HOURS, CONTROL

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SENT TO THE MOSCOW SPACE CENTER