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Week 3 in pictures - The launch! part 2
 
 
 
The Soyuz is lifted into the vertical position
Toward the heavens
 
Roger gives a thumbs up after the successful lifting process. The Soyuz is now in the vertical position.
 
 
The walkways and supporting gantries are moved into place
Something to lean on
 
The support strutts and walkways are now being lifted around the Soyuz.
 
 
The supporting structures for the rocket are now in place
Encased
 
The Soyuz rocket is now fully encased by the walkway structure. The rocket is ready for launch!
 
 
The Foton lift off from Baikonur launch pad
Launch of Foton-M3 with YES2
Lift off!
 
The Soyuz-U rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 13:00 CEST (11:00 GMT) on 14 September 2007, for the start of the 12-day Foton-M3 mission and the YES2 deployment.
 
 
Last update: 18 September 2007
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