Expedition 53 Soyuz Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos waves farewell as he and flight engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA head to the launch pad for their launch on a Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, Building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Acaba, Misurkin, and Vande Hei will spend approximately five and half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

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