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


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


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