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Samantha Cristoforetti
(English) Targeted launch dates for Matthias and Samantha
(English) NASA and SpaceX are continuing plans to launch Crew-3 astronauts to the International Space Station as early as Sunday 31 October, and targeting the return home of Crew-2 astronauts in the early-to-mid November timeframe.
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