Backup crew members Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), left, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, center, and Mark Vande Hei of NASA pose for a picture as the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft arrives at the launchpad after being rolled out by train at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Expedition 52 prime crew members flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA, and flight engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz space

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Backup crew members Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), left, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, center, and Mark Vande Hei of NASA pose for a picture as the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft arrives at the launchpad after being rolled out by train at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Expedition 52 prime crew members flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA, and flight engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 28. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky) Expedition 52 Rollout (NHQ201707260022)

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