
The flags representing Kazakhstan and the nations of the three crewmembers who will launch in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft are shown at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, July 12, 2012. From left to right are the flags of Russia, Japan, the United States and Kazakhstan. Scheduled to launch on the morning of July 15 local time are Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
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July 12, 2012
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