International Space Station Expedition 41 astronaut Barry Wilmore of NASA, waves farewell to family and friends as he and crew mates, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Elena Serova depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for the Soyuz launch to the International Space Station September 25, 2014 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Samokutyaev, Serova and Wilmore will spend the next five and a half months living and working aboard the ISS.

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International Space Station Expedition 41 astronaut Barry Wilmore of NASA, waves farewell to family and friends as he and crew mates, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Elena Serova depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for the Soyuz launch to the International Space Station September 25, 2014 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Samokutyaev, Serova and Wilmore will spend the next five and a half months living and working aboard the ISS.

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