Expedition 43 Preflight
Expedition 43 NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) talk to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, center, and Head of Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Igor Komarov, right, from behind glass before departing for their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft to the International Space Station Friday, March 27, 2015 in Baikonor, Kazakhstan. Kelly, Padalka, and Kornienko launched to the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 28, Kazakh time (March 27 Eastern time.) As the one-year crew, Kelly and Kornienko will return to Earth on Soyuz TMA-18M in March 2016. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
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201503270031HQ
Date Created
March 27, 2015
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HQ
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image
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NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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