Russia launches a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket with the manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-13, carrying the 18th ISS expedition, including Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, from the Baikonur space center.

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Russia launches a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket with the manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-13, carrying the 18th ISS expedition, including Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, from the Baikonur space center.

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From bottom: The 18th ISS expedition - Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, before the lift off from the Baikonur space center.

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A member of the 18th ISS expedition U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott before a lift off from the Baikonur space center.

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A member of the 18th ISS expedition Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov before a lift off from the Baikonur space center.

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Russia launches a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket with the manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-13, carrying the 18th ISS expedition, including Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, from the Baikonur space center.

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Russia launches a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket with the manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-13, carrying the 18th ISS expedition, including Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, from the Baikonur space center.

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