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SciTech April 6, 2008, 8:30

Countdown to blast-off: Soyuz undergoes final checks

The 17th mission to the International Space Station is just days away, with lift-off scheduled for Tuesday. Technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan are meticulously checking the spacecraft before the journey.