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First Danish astronaut blasts off

Denmark has sent its first man into space today as part of an international team. Andreas Mogensen has left Earth on a trip to the International Space Station which will take more than two days.

Newsday speaks to Rosita Suenson from the European Space Agency to find out more about the mission.

(Photo: Denmark's astronaut Andreas Mogensen waves as he boards the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft. Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev / Getty)

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