
Expedition 51 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos, right, waves at family and friends from behind glass, while in quarantine, during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 51 to the International Space Station, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for April 20 and will carry Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA, left, 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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April 19, 2017
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NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
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Cosmonaut Hotel
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