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US astronaut launching next month may spend year in space – Phys.org

NASA may soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal.

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NASA may soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal.
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei learned just last week that he’ll launch April 9 on a Russian rocket to the International Space Station. The former station resident suspected that might happen and had been training just in case.
In a news conference Monday from cosmonaut headquarters in Star City, Vande Hei said he may have to give up his return Soyuz seat in the fall to a Russian space tourist…

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