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Frank De Winne's Odissea mission diary: On board ‘my' spacecraft

21 October 2002

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This is the real thing! The crew try out the real Soyuz-TMA for size. From left to right - 2nd Flight Engineer Yuri Lonchakov and Commander Sergei Zaletin, 1st Flight Engineer Frank De Winne

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Frank De Winne with Yuri Lonchakov during the final exams in preparation for the launch of the Odissea Mission from Baikonur (October 2002)

Friday 18 October 2002: some minor changes to the Soyuz spacecraft

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Frank De Winne takes a closer look at the Soyuz-TMA spacecraft that will take him and two other crewmembers to the International Space Station on the Odissea Mission.

Thursday 17 October 2002: in Baikonur

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Frank De Winne sitting in the Soyuz-TMA at Baikonur (October 2002)

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'My' Soyuz spacecraft… the Soyuz-TMA for the Odissea Mission at Baikonur (October 2002) - will launch a crew of three including Belgian ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Sergei Zaletin and Yuri Lonchakov.

Credits: ESA - S.Corvaja 2002

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