Expedition 41 crew members, Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), left, Flight

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Expedition 41 crew members, Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), left, Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos, center, and Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA, right, wave farewell to family and friends as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the early hours of Sept. 26 and will send Samokutyaev, Serova and Wilmore on a five and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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