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2014-03-14-13-08-55-3[1] In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 39/40 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (left) shares a word with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos; right) during a “fit check” dress rehearsal March 14 that is part of the crew’s training. Swanson, Skvortsov and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station March 26 (Kazakh time) for the start of a six-month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

2014-03-14-13-08-55-3[1] In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 39/40 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (left) shares a word with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos; right) during a “fit check” dress rehearsal March 14 that is part of the crew’s training. Swanson, Skvortsov and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station March 26 (Kazakh time) for the start of a six-month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Photographer Victor Zelentsov