The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is seen at the launch pad after being raised into vertical position on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011.

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