The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft rocket prepares to raise into the vertical position at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in preparation for the NASA International Space Station Expedition 51 launch April 17, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (photo by Aubrey Gemignani /NASA via Planetpix)

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The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft rocket prepares to raise into the vertical position at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in preparation for the NASA International Space Station Expedition 51 launch April 17, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
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