"TMA-9"

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4 November 2025

In Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, on November 3, 2025, Anousheh Ansari is an Iranian-born American businesswoman. In 2006, Ansari goes into space aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft for a nine-day stay aboard the International Space Station, becoming the first female space tourist to visit it. She participates in the 36th Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) from November 3 to 7, 2025, at Club Med Lake Paradise in Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, on Monday, November 3, 2025.

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#967643

19 December 2015

EARTH Aboard the International Space Station -- 18 Dec 2015 -- The first picture taken by British ESA astronaut Tim Peake onboard the International Space Station of the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft on 17 Dec 2015. Tim Peake said of the image: "Seems appropriate that my first photo should be of the Soyuz spacecraft that delivered us safely to the International Space Station," Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) flanked Malenchenko as he brought the Soyuz to the Rassvet port for the start of a six-month mission. The docked Orbital AT Cygnus cargo vehicle is also in view at right -- Picture by Tim Peake/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA/ESA

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#967593

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Peake - the first official British astronaut to go into space and the first ever to visit the ISS - of the ESA (European Space Agency) is seen speaking with his wife and two children, after having his Russian Sokol Suit pressure before he launches off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian TMA-19M spacecraft with commander Yuri Malenchenko from ROSCOSMOS and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Victor Zelentsov/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#967631

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency), left, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, and Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, right, are seen as they depart Building 254 for their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Victor Zelentsov/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#967635

19 December 2015

EARTH Aboard the International Space Station -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Welcome aboard!...British ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut commander Yuri Malenchenko arrived at the International Space Station today, six hours after their launch at 11:03 GMT. They were welcomed aboard by Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Korniyenko and Oleg Kononenko, and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly. The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft docked with the Space Station at 17:33 GMT. The astronauts opened the hatch at 19:58 GMT after checking the connection between the seven-tonne Soyuz and the 400tonne Station was airtight from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian TMA-19M spacecraft with commander Yuri Malenchenko from ROSCOSMOS and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Atlas Photo Archive/NASA *HD Video grab best quality available

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#967543

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Liftoff...Major Tim Peake - the first official British astronaut to visit the ISS - launches off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian TMA-19M spacecraft with commander Yuri Malenchenko from ROSCOSMOS and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Joel Kowsky/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#967549

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Liftoff...Major Tim Peake - the first official British astronaut to visit the ISS - launches off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian TMA-19M spacecraft with commander Yuri Malenchenko from ROSCOSMOS and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Joel Kowsky/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#967560

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Liftoff...Major Tim Peake - the first official British astronaut to visit the ISS - launches off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian TMA-19M spacecraft with commander Yuri Malenchenko from ROSCOSMOS and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Joel Kowsky/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#967565

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Liftoff...Major Tim Peake - the first official British astronaut to visit the ISS - launches off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian TMA-19M spacecraft with commander Yuri Malenchenko from ROSCOSMOS and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Joel Kowsky/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#967571

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Liftoff...Major Tim Peake - the first official British astronaut to visit the ISS - launches off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian TMA-19M spacecraft with commander Yuri Malenchenko from ROSCOSMOS and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Joel Kowsky/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#967574

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Peake - the first official British astronaut to visit the ISS - is seen while having his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked before he launches off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian TMA-19M spacecraft with commander Yuri Malenchenko from ROSCOSMOS and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Irina Peshkova/Atlas Photo Archive/GCTC

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#967582

19 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 15 Dec 2015 -- Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency), left, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, and Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, right, are seen as they depart Building 254 for their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are launching into space to the International Sapce Station today and will spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Victor Zelentsov/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#960881

15 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 13 Dec 2015 -- The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft in position 13 December 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Pad 1, Kazakhstan. British ESA astronaut Tim Peake will leave for the International Space Station from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 15 December at 11:03 GMT (12:03 CET) with NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko to spend six months aboard the International Space Station -- Picture by Stephane Corvaja/Atlas Photo Archive/ESA

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#960882

15 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 12 Dec 2015 -- The Soyuz TMA-19M rocket British ESA astronaut Tim Peake testing his Sokol pressure suit and Soyuz spacecraft seat in Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in preparation for his launch to the International Space Station on 15 Dec 2015. Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to visit the ISS and will be launched together with commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio will then spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Victor Zelentsov/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#960883

15 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 12 Dec 2015 -- The Soyuz TMA-19M rocket British ESA astronaut Tim Peake testing his Sokol pressure suit and Soyuz spacecraft seat in Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in preparation for his launch to the International Space Station on 15 Dec 2015. Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to visit the ISS and will be launched together with commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio will then spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Victor Zelentsov/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#960880

15 December 2015

KAZAKHSTAN Baikonur Cosmodrome -- 14 Dec 2015 -- In this one minute exposure, a meteor (part of the Geminid Meteor Shower) streaks across the sky as the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad to take the British ESA astronaut Tim Peake to the International Space Station on 15 Dec 2015. Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to visit the ISS and will be launched together with commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio will then spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Joel Kowsky/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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