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Russia launches spacecraft with sixth space tourist
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-12 16:45
Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke (L) works next to Expedition 18 Flight Engineer Yuri Lonchakov during their launch aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan October 12, 2008. US business tycoon Richard Garriott, a video game developer from Texas, paid US$35 million to fly into space alongside US Astronaut Fincke and Russian cosmonaut Lonchakov. [Agencies]