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Is there going to be a closeout tower at the new Soyuz pad in Kourou?
ISS About to Have a Crew of Six With Soyuz-TMA 15 Launch - NASA Watch 2009
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If the Russians start doing manned ops out of Kourou, there would no longer be any good reason to keep it at 52 degrees.
ISS Now Looks The Way We've Been Waiting For - NASA Watch 2009
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A manned launch from Kourou would have the ability to stay in orbit longer than one from Baikonur - you could go higher and take more fuel.
New Soyuz Launch Site in French Guiana Takes Shape - NASA Watch 2009
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Look at the real expense and how long it has actually taken the Russian Soyuz to redeploy to Kourou.
Congressional Budget Office Report on NASA Released - NASA Watch 2009
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"From Kourou it costs a lot of energy to get up to the ISS inclination."
New Soyuz Launch Site in French Guiana Takes Shape - NASA Watch 2009
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That's largely why Russia is partnering with ESA to use Kourou for future Soyuz launches.
Russia Sees Future for its ISS Modules Beyond 2020 - NASA Watch 2009
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Editor's note: Currently there are no official plans for manned launches from Kourou, however it has not been ruled out altogether for the future.
New Soyuz Launch Site in French Guiana Takes Shape - NASA Watch 2009
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The European Ariane rocket is ready to shoot this blue baby up in the sky from Kourou, French Guyana.
Archive 2009-02-01 Bente Lilja Bye 2009
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From Kourou it costs a lot of energy to get up to the ISS inclination, so people are not gonna launch from Kourou and go to ISS.
New Soyuz Launch Site in French Guiana Takes Shape - NASA Watch 2009
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Nor can it be launched from France's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, for a third country (a common practice) without U.S. approval.
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