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Space tourist Ansari back to planet Earth
Sep 30 2006, Pooja

Space tourist Anousheh Ansari completed her ten-day journey on 29th of September. Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov and US astronaut Jeff Williams were her companions during her space visit.

The Soyuz vehicle, which was carrying them, landed in a...

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