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Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-21 09:47
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Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (L) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi gesture after putting on space suits at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 20, 2009. [Agencies]