At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the upper stage of the Soyuz booster rocket containing the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is positioned for mating with the rest of the rocket Dec. 18, 2011. Preparations continue for launch from Baikonur to the International Space Station on Dec. 21 with Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency. Photo credit: NASA Soyuz TMA-03M upper stage

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