5295: In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 42/43 crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) climbs into the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft during a “fit check” dress rehearsal Nov. 12. Shkaplerov, Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency and Terry Virts of NASA will launch Nov. 24, Kazakh time, from Baikonur for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Ivanov
Date November 12, 2014