ISS Expedition 41 crew member Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, right, and backup crew member Terry Virts of NASA play a game of Ping-Pong at the Cosmonaut Hotel May 21, 2014 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio will launch on May 29 in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from Baikonur for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.

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ISS Expedition 41 crew member Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, right, and backup crew member Terry Virts of NASA play a game of Ping-Pong at the Cosmonaut Hotel May 21, 2014 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio will launch on May 29 in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from Baikonur for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.

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