The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Wednesday, June 8, 2011 carrying Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa to the International Space Station. They will arrive at the station Thursday to join the Expedition 28 crew. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi) Soyuz TMA-02M rocket launches

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