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'Onwards and upwards': Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon lifts off for 240 day space mission

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Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon launched on a 240-day space mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
He lifted off with Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.

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