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Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said today that he had given orders for Spain s 1 300 troops in Iraq to come home as soon as possible Soyuz blasts off with new crew Baikonur Kazakhstan April 19 A U S Russian mission to the International Space Station blasted off from Russia s Baikonur cosmodrome today to relieve the current ISS crew after a

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U S astronaut Michael Barratt and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka have practiced a manual docking procedure before next week s blastoff to the international space station

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Russian search and rescue service specialists carry NASA astronaut Michael Barratt center after his landing with Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and space tourist Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte not seen near the town of Arkalyk Kazakhstan on Sunday Oct 11 2009 The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan Sunday ending the entertainment tycoon s mirthful space odyssey

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Russian search and rescue service specialists carry space tourist Canadian billionaire and Guy Laliberte center after his landing with the members of the 20th main mission to the International space station Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt not seen near the town of Arkalyk Kazakhstan on Sunday Oct 11 2009 The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan Sunday ending the entertainment tycoon s mirthful space odyssey

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4 crew training in the ISS simulator at Star City From left to right NASA astronaut Mike Fincke Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers February 2004 Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers in the Soyuz simulator at Star City together with his commander Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka February 2004

Soyuz Rockets to Space 13 Humans Now in Orbit
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It s a busy day in space with 13 humans now in orbit A Soyuz rocket blasted off amid clouds and drizzle at the Baikonur Cosmodrome today Thursday sending Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka American astronaut Michael Barratt and American spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi on their way to the International Space Station With lift off at

Space tourist Canadian billionaire and clown Guy Laliberte shows
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Space tourist Canadian billionaire and clown Guy Laliberte shows A victory sign while sitting inside the Soyuz TMA 14 spacecraft shortly after his landing with the members of the main mission to the International space station Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt not seen near the town of Arkalyk Kazakhstan on Sunday Oct 11 2009 Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station along with Laliberte who arrived at the station on Oct 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA 16 spacecraft

Space tourist Canadian billionaire and clown Guy Laliberte smiles
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Space tourist Canadian billionaire and clown Guy Laliberte smiles sitting inside the Soyuz TMA 14 spacecraft shortly after his landing with the members of the mission to the International space station Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt not seen near the town of Arkalyk Kazakhstan on Sunday Oct 11 2009 Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station along with Laliberte who arrived at the station on Oct 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA 16 spacecraft

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Expedition 19 Commander and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka L and Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt attend a news briefing introducing them as the next crew of the International Space Station at NASA s Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas on January 22 2009 Padalka Barratt and U S spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi will launch to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on March 25 2009 Expedition 19 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra will join the crew later in the year aboard STS 127 UPI Photo Aaron M Sprecher News Photos UPI com

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Wearing Kazakh traditional costume and his familiar red clown nose space tourist Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte attends a news conference at Kustanai airport Kazakhstan before departing for Moscow Sunday Oct 11 2009 after his landing with Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt not seen Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station along with Cirque du Soleil founder Laliberte who arrived at the space station on Oct 2 and ends the entertainment tycoon s mirthful space odyssey with this touchdown

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Wearing Kazakh traditional costume NASA astronaut Michael Barratt attends a news conference at Kustanai airport in Kazakhstan before departing for Moscow Sunday Oct 11 2009 after his landing with Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and space tourist Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte not seen Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station along with Cirque du Soleil founder Laliberte who arrived at the space station on Oct 2 and ends the entertainment tycoon s mirthful space odyssey with this touchdown

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Wearing Kazakh traditional costume space tourist Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte shows a matryoshka Russian wooden doll which depicts him during a news conference at Kustanai airport Kazakhstan before departing for Moscow Sunday Oct 11 2009 after his landing with Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt not seen Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station along with Cirque du Soleil founder Laliberte who arrived at the space station on Oct 2 and ends the entertainment tycoon s mirthful space odyssey with this touchdown

Soyuz Rockets to Space 13 Humans Now in Orbit
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It s a busy day in space with 13 humans now in orbit A Soyuz rocket blasted off amid clouds and drizzle at the Baikonur Cosmodrome today Thursday sending Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka American astronaut Michael Barratt and American spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi on their way to the International Space Station With lift off

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Zesde Europeaan Spanish ESA astronaut Pedro Duque with Russian cosmonaut Gennady Ivanovich Padalka during training at Star City near Moscow In preparation for his Soyuz mission to the International Space

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Expedition 19 Commander and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka attends a news briefing introducing him as part of the next crew of the International Space Station at NASA s Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas on January 22 2009 Padalka Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt and U S spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi will launch to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on March 25 2009 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra will join the crew later in the year aboard STS 127 UPI Photo Aaron M Sprecher News Photos UPI com

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Expedition 20 crew members pose for an in flight crew photo in the Harmony node of the International Space Station in this photo taken October 1 2009 and released by NASA October 7 2009 Pictured clockwise from bottom center are Russian Commander Gennady Padalka cosmonaut Roman Romanenko NASA astronaut Nicole Stott Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt reuters nasa handout united states sci tech society for editorial use only not for sale for marketing or advertising campaigns

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If you want to see a picture click on name padalka gennady Ivanovich Born June 21 1958 Cosmonaut 89 381 Status Active 1 Space mission total duration 198 days 16 hours 31 min 20 sec

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Russian rescue workers and doctors check Slovak cosmonaut Ivan Bella L and Russian Gennady Padalka after their landing February 28 Two cosmonauts landed safely in the snowy

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A Slovak cosmonaut Ivan Bella wearing a national Kazakh hat waves after landing February 28 Two cosmonauts Bella and a Russian Gennady Padalka who ended his six month mission

Still Learning to Live Together in Space
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A Russian cosmonaut spoke out last week before boarding the Soyuz and heading to the International Space Station saying that while astronauts and cosmonauts have no problems getting along on board the ISS the bureaucracies on the ground may still be experiencing a bit of cold war bickering Gennady Padalka told the Novaya Gazeta newspaper that officials