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Description: The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is seen in this long exposure as it is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, December 18, 2009. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the , Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of the Japan, launched on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 4:52 pm Eastern Standard Time. Identifier: 200912180005HQ December 18, 2009
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Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baikonur, Kazakhstan
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Keywords: 22, baikonur, cosmodrome, expedition, kazakhstan, preflight, rocket, soyuz, tma-17, train