Soyuz rocket begins two-day journey to ISS

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A Soyuz rocket carrying an international crew of three has successfully launched from Kazakhstan, beginning its two-day flight to the International Space Station.

Nasa astronaut Tom Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and the Canadian Space Agency's Chris Hadfield will join the crew on board the ISS, taking command of the space station from March 2013.

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