International Space Station Expedition 41 crew members, Barry Wilmore of NASA, left, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, center, and Elena Serova wave farewell to family and friends as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for the Soyuz launch to the International Space Station September 25, 2014 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Samokutyaev, Serova and Wilmore will spend the next five and a half months living and working aboard the ISS.

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International Space Station Expedition 41 crew members, Barry Wilmore of NASA, left, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, center, and Elena Serova wave farewell to family and friends as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for the Soyuz launch to the International Space Station September 25, 2014 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Samokutyaev, Serova and Wilmore will spend the next five and a half months living and working aboard the ISS.

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