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June 04, 2014

Fourth in history Russian female astronaut to travel to ISS in September
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 03, 2014
Preparations for the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft flight, which will carry the new crew to the International Space Station (ISS), including Russian female member Yelena Serova, have started at Baikonur. "Launch of Soyuz TMA-14M is planned for September 25, 2014. Three crew members of Expedition ISS-41/42 will travel to ISS. There will be two Russian crew members - Aleksandr Samokutyayev and Yelena Serova, and an American Barry E. Wilmore," reported Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. Yelena Serova ... read more

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