NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg climbs aboard the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft during the fit check exercise at the Integration Facility in the Baikonur Cosmodrome May 17, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Nyberg, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will launch May 29 as Expedition crew 36/37 to the International Space Station.

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NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg climbs aboard the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft during the fit check exercise at the Integration Facility in the Baikonur Cosmodrome May 17, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Nyberg, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will launch May 29 as Expedition crew 36/37 to the International Space Station.

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