Exclusive video from the Baikonur Cosmodrome of preparations for the launch of the Soyuz carrying U.S. space tourist Dennis Tito.

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Saturday, May 5, 2001
Soyuz undocking The Soyuz TM-31 space capsule -- with Dennis Tito onboard -- undocks from the aft port of the international space station's Zvezda service module for the journey back to Earth.   PLAY (1.3MB, 4min43sec QuickTime file)
Monday, April 30, 2001
Docking The Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft carrying U.S. space tourist Dennis Tito docks with the International Space Station.   PLAY (734k, 1min 47sec QuickTime file)		View from station A camera on the space station's newly installed robot arm captures spectacular footage of the Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft's approach and docking.   PLAY (497k, 1min 40sec QuickTime file)
Final approach The final approach of the Soyuz TM-32 capsule is captured by a camera in the optical quality window of the Destiny laboratory module.   PLAY (598k, 2min 3sec QuickTime file)		Tito "loves space" Tito's first comments after arriving aboard the space station's Zvezda module.   PLAY (235k, 16sec QuickTime file)
Tito arrives Tito floats into the space station's Zvezda module shortly after arriving aboard Soyuz TM-32.   PLAY (269k, 16sec QuickTime file)
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Liftoff! Spaceflight Now's Anatoly Zak was inside the launch pad perimeter to capture this close up footage of the liftoff of the Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft.   PLAY (840k, 46sec QuickTime file)		Suit up Space tourist Dennis Tito undergoes final checks of his pressure suit before departing for the launch pad.   PLAY (577k, 31sec QuickTime file)
Friday, April 27, 2001
Soyuz from the air Spaceflight Now's Anatoly Zak rode a helicopter to capture this aerial footage of the Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft poised for liftoff on its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.   PLAY (381k, 20sec QuickTime file)
Thursday, April 26, 2001
Soyuz rollout The Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft and booster roll to the launch pad on Thursday in the first rays of the morning sun. The rocket, which will carry space tourist Dennis Tito, is being prepared for launch on Saturday.   PLAY (434k, 34sec QuickTime file)
Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Flag ceremony The Soyuz taxi crew raises the American, Russian and Kazakh flags during a traditional preflight ceremony near the Cosmonauts Hotel in the city of Baikonur.   PLAY (374k, 10sec QuickTime file)		Crew arrive Soyuz taxi crew, Talgat Musabyev, Yury Baturin and Dennis Tito arrive at the prelaunch flag raising ceremony.   PLAY (658k, 11sec QuickTime file)
Escape rocket Workers fit the emergency escape rocket to the fairing of the Soyuz booster.   PLAY (369k, 11sec QuickTime file)		Stages connected Workers make the connections between the second and third stages of the Soyuz booster that will carry Tito and crew into orbit.   PLAY (400k, 11sec QuickTime file)
Soyuz preparations From a vantage point high above the assembly building floor, we zoom in on work to prepare the Soyuz spacecraft and booster for flight.   PLAY (625k, 17sec QuickTime file)