The upper stage of the Soyuz TMA-02M rocket, in which the crew capsule is located, is pictured here at the launch pad on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The TMA-02M spacecraft will carry Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa to the Internationa Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi) Soyuz TMA-02M launch escape system

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