The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train October 21, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS will be on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train October 21, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS will be on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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