jsc2017e044355 (April 12, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the upper stage of a Soyuz booster is raised back onto its test stand April 12 after the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft was encapsulated in the rocket segment. The Soyuz rocket’s three stages were then mated together on April 15 in advance of the launch of Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Jack Fischer of NASA April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (Roscosmos)

jsc2017e136445 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, left), Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Scott Tingle of NASA (right) pose for pictures in front of their Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft Dec. 5 as part of their first fit check dress rehearsal activities. They will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2017e136449 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmember Anton Shkaplerov waves as he boards the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft as part of the first fit check dress rehearsal activities. Shkaplerov, Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Scott Tingle of NASA (right) will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2017e136447 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) suits up Dec. 5 for the first fit check dress rehearsal activity in the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft. Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2017e136444 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, left), Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Scott Tingle of NASA (right) listen to a briefing by technicians Dec. 5 for the first fit check dress rehearsal activity in the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft. They will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2017e136440 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmember Scott Tingle of NASA suits up Dec. 5 for the first fit check dress rehearsal activity in the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft. Tingle, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2017e136441 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, left), Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Scott Tingle of NASA (right) pose for pictures Dec. 5 as part of their first fit check dress rehearsal activities. They will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2017e044353 (April 12, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is pictured on its test stand before being encapsulated into the upper stage of a Soyuz booster rocket April 12 as technicians look on. The operation took place on the 56th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from Baikonur to become the first human to fly in space. Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Jack Fischer of NASA will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (Roscosmos)

jsc2017e044351 (April 12, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is encapsulated into the upper stage of a Soyuz booster rocket April 12 as technicians look on. The operation took place on the 56th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from Baikonur to become the first human to fly in space. Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Jack Fischer of NASA will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (Roscosmos)

jsc2017e044352 (April 12, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is lowered from its test stand to be encapsulated into the upper stage of a Soyuz booster rocket April 12 as technicians look on. The operation took place on the 56th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from Baikonur to become the first human to fly in space. Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Jack Fischer of NASA will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (Roscosmos)

jsc2017e044354 (April 12, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, technicians put the final touches on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft before its encapsulation into the upper stage of a Soyuz booster rocket April 12. The operation took place on the 56th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from Baikonur to become the first human to fly in space. Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Jack Fischer of NASA will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (Roscosmos)

jsc2017e136442 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) undergoes a leak check on his Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 5 as part of the first fit check dress rehearsal activities while crewmates Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, left) and Scott Tingle of NASA (right) look on. They will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2017e136443 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 54-55 backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft Dec. 5 as part of their pre-launch training. From left to right are Jeanette Epps of NASA, Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency. They are serving as backups to the prime crewmembers, Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), who will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2017e136450 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, top) and Scott Tingle of NASA (bottom) run through their procedures in the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft Dec. 5 as part of the first fit check dress rehearsal activities. Kanai, Tingle and Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.