International Space Station Expedition 48 American astronaut Kate Rubins is suited up in her Russian Sokol launch and entry suit in preparation for launch July 7, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubens joins crew members Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi on four-month mission.

---

International Space Station Expedition 48 American astronaut Kate Rubins is suited up in her Russian Sokol launch and entry suit in preparation for launch July 7, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubens joins crew members Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi on four-month mission.

---

Size: 5003px × 5150px
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: american, astronaut, fitting, horizontal, kazakhstan, ms01, nasa, prelaunch, primary, roscosmos, russia, sitting, sokol, soyuz, spacesuit