Baikonur, Kazakhstan. 16th Oct, 2016. The gantry arms are raised around the Russian Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in preparation for launch to the International Space Station October 16, 2016 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 49-50 crew members American astronaut Shane Kimbrough, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko are scheduled to launch aboard the spacecraft on October 19. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News


The gantry arms are raised around the Russian Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in preparation for launch to the International Space Station October 16, 2016 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 49-50 crew members American astronaut Shane Kimbrough, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko are scheduled to launch aboard the spacecraft on October 19.


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