Long-delayed Bion mission underway after Dec. 24 launch
Russia orbited the long-delayed Bion-11 life sciences research satellite Dec. 24 with a "crew" of biological specimens headed by two macaque monkeys. The 14-day mission started at 8:50 a.m. EST Dec. 24, when one of Russia's two remaining Soyuz-U launch vehicles lifted off from the Plesetsk...
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