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In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 42/43 crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left) undergoes a leak check in his Sokol launch and entry suit Nov. 12 as part of a “fit check” dress rehearsal while crewmate Terry Virts of NASA (right) gestures while waiting his turn. Shkaplerov, Virts and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency will launch Nov. 24, Kazakh time, from Baikonur in the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.

NASA/Victor Ivanov

5379: In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 42/43 crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left) undergoes a leak check in his Sokol launch and entry suit Nov. 12 as part of a “fit check” dress rehearsal while crewmate Terry Virts of NASA (right) gestures while waiting his turn. Shkaplerov, Virts and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency will launch Nov. 24, Kazakh time, from Baikonur in the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Ivanov

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