International Space Station Expedition 19 NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt with backup commander Jeffrey Williams as he waits for the pressure check of his Russian sokol spacesuit ahead of launch onboard the Soyuz spacecraft March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Barrett joins crew members Gennady I. Padalka and Charles Simonyi on the mission.

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International Space Station Expedition 19 NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt with backup commander Jeffrey Williams as he waits for the pressure check of his Russian sokol spacesuit ahead of launch onboard the Soyuz spacecraft March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Barrett joins crew members Gennady I. Padalka and Charles Simonyi on the mission.

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Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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