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First Brazilian goes into space source: BBC | Mar 30, 06 | submitted by Ryan

Kazakhstan - Lt Col Marcos Pontes has become the first Brazilian to go into space after a successful launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baykonur.

He will spend nine days on the International Space Station while a Russian and a US colleague accompanying him will stay for six months.

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