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ARCHIVE CONTENT: 24 MAR. 2005

Italian prepares for a second ride up to the Space Station

A distress beacon flashes over the snow-covered surroundings. Someone is apparently being evacuated from an improvised shelter. The scene looks strange, somewhat theatrical. But it's not a film studio.
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"Life on board the Station was not easy three years ago, and it is not easy now"
ARCHIVE CONTENT: 20 APR. 2005

Roberto Vittori's diary from space: An outpost for humankind

Finally we open the hatch. John goes through first. I wait to see if Sergei has anything else for me to do. Then I follow John. The hatch opening is surprisingly narrow. It's an effort to get through.
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A last wave from the crew before entering the Soyuz spacecraft
ARCHIVE CONTENT: 19 APR. 2005

Roberto Vittori's diary from space: Launch day

Baikonur, 14 April 2005, 23:30 local time. A dark night in the Kazakhstan desert. Leaving the cosmonaut hotel I am greeted by many friends and family from Italy who are here to see the launch.
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Limited space inside the Soyuz TMA-6 capsule
ARCHIVE CONTENT: 19 APR. 2005

Roberto Vittori's diary from space: Arrival at the Station

It has been a long second day in the Soyuz. The space in the Habitation Module is very very limited. In this narrow place we have to do everything: eat, sleep, rest, wash, etc.
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