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Soyuz TMA-M in low Earth orbit

by

Walter B. Myers/Novapix

Reference

e-rus03-00002

Date

2012-11-08

A three-person manned Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft soars over the Atlantic ocean as sunset settles over the western hemisphere. With the retirement of the Space Shuttle, the Russians currently have the only vehicle capable of delivering and retrieving crew from the International Space Station.