jsc2020e016971 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos (center) plants a tree bearing his name April 1 in traditional pre-launch activities. Looking on are crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (left) and Chris Cassidy of NASA (right). They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

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