Baikonur, Kazakhstan. 19th Mar, 2016. American astronaut Jeff Williams waves to family members during final pressure checks on his Russian Sokol launch suit in preparation for launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome March 18, 2016 in Kazakhstan. Williams will join fellow Expedition 47 crew members cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka to the International Space Station.

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American astronaut Jeff Williams waves to family members during final pressure checks on his Russian Sokol launch suit in preparation for launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome March 18, 2016 in Kazakhstan. Williams will join fellow Expedition 47 crew members cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka to the International Space Station.

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