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Expedition 51 Launch

Expedition 51 crew members, Fyodor Yurchikhin, the Soyuz commander of Roscosmos (left) and Col. Jack Fischer, NASA flight engineer (right) wave to family and friends as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station April 20, 2017, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz rocket launched at 1:13 p.m. April 20, and sent Yurchikhin and Fischer on a four and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station. (NASA photo/Aubrey Gemignani)

PHOTO BY: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
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