Expedition 43 NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly dons his Russian sokol suit ahead of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft to the International Space Station March 27, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kelly and crew mates, Russian Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Mikhail Kornienko will spend a year aboard the ISS.

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Expedition 43 NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly dons his Russian sokol suit ahead of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft to the International Space Station March 27, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kelly and crew mates, Russian Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Mikhail Kornienko will spend a year aboard the ISS.

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Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
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