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Crewed Spaceflight International Space Station Soyuz

Soyuz TMA-8 / ISS Expedition 13

Soyuz TMA-8The thirteenth full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-8. Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams take up residence on the ISS for 182 days; during their stay, the ISS crew expands to three with the arrival of Thomas Reiter aboard space shuttle Discovery, marking the remaining shuttle fleet’s temporary return to service. Arriving with them on the ISS for a nine-day stay is Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes, who returns to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-7 with the Expedition 12 crew.

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Star Wars Television

Star Wars Rebels: Twilight Of The Apprentice

Star Wars: RebelsCable channel Disney XD premieres the 34th and 35th episodes of the series Star Wars: Rebels, a CGI animated storyline falling between the original and prequel trilogies of the Star Wars saga. James Earl Jones guest stars as Darth Vader, and this story reintroduces the character of Darth Maul and closes the series’ second season.

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Star Wars: Rebels now streaming on Amazon Prime