Mock Soyuz Countdown Under Way At Kourou
By Frank Morring, Jr. .
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Washington – A mock Soyuz countdown is underway at the European spaceport near Kourou, French Guiana, validating ground operations up to but not including fueling of one of the first two Russian launch vehicles to reach the equatorial launch site on the north coast of South America.
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