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Expedition 21 Crew Prepares For Launch

Expedition 21 Crew Prepares For Launch

Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams, top, Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté, middle, and Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev wave farewell from the bottom of the Soyuz launch pad prior shortly before their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-16 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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