
The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is seen after the gantry arms closed around the rocket to secure it at the launch pad on Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for April 20 Baikonur time and will carry Expedition 51 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA into orbit to begin their four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
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NHQ201704170047
Date Created
April 17, 2017
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NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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