Soyuz TMA-22 blasts off

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Updated On Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

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US astronaut Dan Burbank, a crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, checks his space suit prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-22 space ship at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

US astronaut Dan Burbank, a crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, checks his space suit prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-22 space ship at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

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The Russian Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft, carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of US astronaut Daniel Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, blasts off in a snowfall at the Baikonur cosmodrome. The launch at 0414 GMT was the first since NASA ended its 30-year shuttle programme in July, heralding a gap of several years when the 16 nations investing in the $100-billion space station will rely solely on Russia to ferry crews.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

The Russian Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft, carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of US astronaut Daniel Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, blasts off in a snowfall at the Baikonur cosmodrome. The launch at 0414 GMT was the first since NASA ended its 30-year shuttle programme in July, heralding a gap of several years when the 16 nations investing in the $100-billion space station will rely solely on Russia to ferry crews.

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Members of an International space crew US astronaut Dan Burbank, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin wave as they walk from the cosmonaut hotel to the bus during a sending-off ceremony in Baikonur. The crew is to blast off for the ISS in a Russian-made Soyuz space craft.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

Members of an International space crew US astronaut Dan Burbank, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin wave as they walk from the cosmonaut hotel to the bus during a sending-off ceremony in Baikonur. The crew is to blast off for the ISS in a Russian-made Soyuz space craft.

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Wearing their space suits the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30 commander, US astronaut Dan Burbank (R) shares a joke with one of his crew members, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (L), while posing for a photo at the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, shortly before the launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft. US astronaut Dan Burbank with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin blasted off for the ISS on a Russian rocket from Baikonur, an AFP correspondent said.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

Wearing their space suits the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30 commander, US astronaut Dan Burbank (R) shares a joke with one of his crew members, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (L), while posing for a photo at the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, shortly before the launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft. US astronaut Dan Burbank with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin blasted off for the ISS on a Russian rocket from Baikonur, an AFP correspondent said.

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Russia's Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30 stands atop a launch pad in the Russian leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome, shortly before the launch. Russia successfully launched today US astronaut Dan Burbank with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin for the ISS, boosting morale after accidents raised doubts about the reliability of its space programme.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

Russia's Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30 stands atop a launch pad in the Russian leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome, shortly before the launch. Russia successfully launched today US astronaut Dan Burbank with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin for the ISS, boosting morale after accidents raised doubts about the reliability of its space programme.

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Russia's Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30 stands atop a launch pad in the Russian leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome, early, shortly before the launch. Russia successfully launched US astronaut Dan Burbank with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin for the ISS, boosting morale after accidents raised doubts about the reliability of its space programme.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

Russia's Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30 stands atop a launch pad in the Russian leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome, early, shortly before the launch. Russia successfully launched US astronaut Dan Burbank with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin for the ISS, boosting morale after accidents raised doubts about the reliability of its space programme.

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Russian Space Agency experts help to stand up a crew member of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (C), after inspecting his space suit at the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, shortly before the launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft. US astronaut Dan Burbank with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin blasted off for the ISS on a Russian rocket from Baikonur, an AFP correspondent said.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

Russian Space Agency experts help to stand up a crew member of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (C), after inspecting his space suit at the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, shortly before the launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft. US astronaut Dan Burbank with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin blasted off for the ISS on a Russian rocket from Baikonur, an AFP correspondent said.

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Members of the next expedition to the International Space Station, from left, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, US astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, pose for photos prior to the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with the Soyuz TMA-22 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrom in Kazakhstan.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

Members of the next expedition to the International Space Station, from left, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, US astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, pose for photos prior to the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with the Soyuz TMA-22 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrom in Kazakhstan.

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Wearing his space suit a crew member of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30, Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin (2nd L), speaks with veteran spaceman Sergei Krikalyov, the head of Russia's Star City cosmonaut training center (R), as they walk to the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft at the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, shortly before the launch. The launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 with the Expedition 30 crew aboard including US astronaut Dan Burbank, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, is scheduled for today.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

Wearing his space suit a crew member of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30, Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin (2nd L), speaks with veteran spaceman Sergei Krikalyov, the head of Russia's Star City cosmonaut training center (R), as they walk to the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft at the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, shortly before the launch. The launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 with the Expedition 30 crew aboard including US astronaut Dan Burbank, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, is scheduled for today.

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Russia's Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30 stands at a launch pad in the Russian leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome.

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 08:29 pm IST

Russia's Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 30 stands at a launch pad in the Russian leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome.

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