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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 27 > Russian rocket carries tourist to ultimate vacation spot

Russian rocket carries tourist to ultimate vacation spot

Software developer visiting international space station

By William Harwood / The Bulletin
March 27, 2009

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — With the shuttle Discovery safely away from the international space station, a Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying two fresh crew members — and a wealthy space tourist.

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