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The launch of two new crews to the International Space Station (ISS) will be postponed by about 45 days over the need to build a reserve capsule

Launch of Space Station Crews Delayed 45 Days

13:57 31/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti)

The launch of two new crews to the International Space Station (ISS) will be postponed by about 45 days over the need to build a reserve capsule, a Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) official said on Tuesday.

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