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Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Nasa astronaut Loral O'Hara pose for a picture at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 8, 2023. Photo: Roscosmos / Reuters
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Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara pose for a picture as they attend space suits and the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft check-up ahead of their expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, August 30, 2023. Andrey Shelepin/GCTC/Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.
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The Soyuz rocket that will carry the astronauts into space was rolled out to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 12, 2023. Photo: Nasa / AFP
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Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Nasa astronaut Loral O'Hara pose for a picture at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 8, 2023. Photo: Roscosmos / Reuters
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Crew replacing astronauts stuck in space for a year arrive on the ISS
New team's arrival on the station will allow three astronauts to finally come home
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