The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft gantry is lowered as it prepares to blast off with Expedition 46 crew members December 15, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The crew include Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, American astronaut Tim Kopra and Britain Tim Peake of ESA for a six month stay aboard the International Space Station.

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The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft gantry is lowered as it prepares to blast off with Expedition 46 crew members December 15, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The crew include Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, American astronaut Tim Kopra and Britain Tim Peake of ESA for a six month stay aboard the International Space Station.

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