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11-07-03: At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 40/41 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures after raising the flags of Russia, the United States, Germany and Kazakhstan during traditional ceremonies May 17. From left to right are prime crewmembers Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Reid Wiseman of NASA and backup crewmembers Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency. Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and NASA’s Terry Virts. Wiseman, Suraev and Gerst will launch from Baikonur on May 29, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

11-07-03: At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 40/41 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures after raising the flags of Russia, the United States, Germany and Kazakhstan during traditional ceremonies May 17. From left to right are prime crewmembers Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Reid Wiseman of NASA and backup crewmembers Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency. Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and NASA’s Terry Virts. Wiseman, Suraev and Gerst will launch from Baikonur on May 29, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Photographer Victor Zelentsov