American astronaut Kate Rubins receives a traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox Priest along with Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin in preparation for launch at the Cosmonaut Hotel July 7, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubins joins crew members Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin on four-month mission.

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American astronaut Kate Rubins receives a traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox Priest along with Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin in preparation for launch at the Cosmonaut Hotel July 7, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubins joins crew members Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin on four-month mission.

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Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
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