Russian Orthodox Priest, father Sergei, right, blesses Expedition 53 crewmembers Joe Acaba of NASA, left, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, center, and Mark Vande Hei of NASA ahead of their launch onboard a Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Acaba, Misurkin, and Vande Hei will spend approximately five and half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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