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MOSCOW, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is...
The first Soyuz TMA vehicle this year, the TMA-14, was launched on March 26 and delivered members of the 19th Expedition to the ISS.
"In line with international agreements, Russia will launch the Soyuz TMA-15 on May 27, the Soyuz TMA-16 on October 1, and the Soyuz TMA-17 on November 20 from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan," Roscosmos said in a statement.
The next Soyuz TMA will transport three additional crewmembers to the ISS. It will be the 102nd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since 1967.
The Russian space agency is planning to make a record 39 space launches this year from Baikonur and the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia.