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At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA (standing) acknowledges the Russian State Commission’s approval of him for launch March 23 as his crewmates look on. From left to right are backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and prime crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

jsc2020e016784 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA (standing) acknowledges the Russian State Commission’s approval of him for launch March 23 as his crewmates look on. From left to right are backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and prime crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center..

Photographer ANDREY_SHELEPIN