Expedition 53 Soyuz Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos laughs as he talks to his family as he and Expedition 53 flight engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA have their Sokol suits pressure checked a few hours ahead of their launch on a Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, Building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Acaba, Misurkin, and Vande Hei will spend approximately five and half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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