Topic: Oleg Kononenko
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Trio of astronauts help restore faith in Russian space program (+video)
The safe arrival Tuesday of an American, Japanese, and Russian astronauts at the International Space Station helps improve confidence in the Russian space program. The Russian effort has been beset by problems lately.
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After six months in orbit, space station astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan (+video)
The team of Russian, Dutch, and American astronauts touched down in a Soyuz space capsule.
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New three-man space-station crew blasts off in Soyuz spacecraft
An American and two Russians lifted off in a Russian-made rocket from Kazakhstan Tuesday morning to begin their four-and-a-half month stint aboard the International Space Station.
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Russian Soyuz (finally) lifts off for space station (+video)
A Russian Soyuz rocket, with three astronauts aboard, is due at the International Space Station Thursday. On Saturday, the SpaceX 'Dragon' will follow.
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Astronauts scramble for escape pods as space junk threat gets serious
Some 22,000 chunks of space junk zip around the earth. On Saturday, six International Space Station astronauts scrambled for safety as a piece of a Russian satellite whizzed by.
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Space station moves to avoid space junk in orbit
The International Space Station had to make a slight adjustment Friday to dodge a piece of a satellite, caused by an orbital collision over two years ago.
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So a Russian, an American, and a Dutchman blast off in a rocket...
An international trio of astronauts blasted off in a Russian Soyuz rocket Wednesday, and are en route to the International Space Station.
12/21/2011 03:23 pm -
Christmas cosmonauts: American, Russian, and Dutchman bound for ISS
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers plan to do 57 experiments during five months on the International Space Stations.
12/21/2011 11:50 am -
After five months in space, ISS astronauts land in Kazakhstan
A trio of astronauts in a Russian Soyuz capsule parachuted back to Earth Tuesday, touching down on a frigid, snowy steppe in Central Kazakhstan.
11/22/2011 01:38 pm
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