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Seated left to right, Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA are seen through glass along with backup crew members, standing behind them from left, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Russian cosmonaut Max Suraev, and, Reid Wiseman of NASA as they have prepare to have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked a few hours ahead of their launch, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Wakata, and, Mastracchio will launch in their S
Seated left to right, Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA are seen through glass along with backup crew members, standing behind them from left, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Russian cosmonaut Max Suraev, and, Reid Wiseman of NASA as they have prepare to have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked a few hours ahead of their launch, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Wakata, and, Mastracchio will launch in their Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to the International Space Station to begin a six-month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) Soyuz TMA-11M crew with backup crew
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