Exit Stage Left

Exit Stage Left

Mark leaves the Soyuz docking simulator, straight into the waiting arms of a media team that has filmed the examination. The crew became used to living and training in a fishbowl, with media from Russia and abroad constantly invited to film and interview the crew, even during critical training.

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Exit Stage Left

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