Accused Russian Spy Was a Guest at ISS Crew Launch

Anna Chapman waves off space rocket in Kazakhstan, Guardian
“The already improbable Anna Chapman saga took another surprising twist today when the 28-year-old former Russian spy resurfaced in Kazakhstan to wave off a space rocket. Chapman, who was one of 10 Russian agents to be deported from the US in July, became a tabloid sensation after sultry pictures of her were published in newspapers around the world. Early today, however, Chapman arrived at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to see off a US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts bound for the International Space Station. She appeared at the farewell ceremony for the space crew and was quickly moved to a guest house near the launch pad accompanied by a guard who blocked reporters. She made no public comment.”
Anna Chapman, glamorous Russian spy, bids farewell to astronauts, Christian Science Monitor
“Clad in a hot red jacket and tight-fitting black slacks, Ms. Chapman was today spotted smiling and waving at the former Soviet space launch center Baikonur, in Kazakhstan, as she attended an exclusive farewell ceremony for Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka and American astronaut Scott Kelly.”
Glamorous spy sees Russian rocket blast off for ISS, AFP
“Russian media reports said she has been working as an advisor for a bank that is involved in the Russian space programme but officials at Russia’s space agency Roskosmos were quick to deny it was involved in her visit. “Roskosmos has nothing to do with Anna Chapman’s visit. As far as we know, she came here as a private individual on the invitation of an executive of a commercial bank,” a Roskosmos official said. “Miss Chapman neither met with the Roskosmos leadership nor with members of the Soyuz crew,” the official told the Interfax news agency.”