Russias space program shuffled its Soyuz launch schedule so that the Olympic Torch could make its way to the International Space Station this week for a photo op. Oh yeah, and three extra crew members, temporarily bringing the ISSs population to 9 people, up from its usual six. NASA streamed the launch of Russias Soyuz TMA-11M from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with updates on its journey. The three new crew members are NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos.
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