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The European Space Agency and Russia are making final preparations for the launch of Europe's longest manned space mission. ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, a German, is set for liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Sept. 3 for a 135-day flight on board the Mir space station. Only Soviet and Russian...

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