
Expedition 54 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos receives the traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox Priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to his launch aboard the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft to the International Space Station, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Shkaplerov, flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, and flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will spend the next five months living and working onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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NHQ201712170050
Date Created
December 17, 2017
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Photographer
NASA/Joel Kowsky
Location
Cosmonaut Hotel
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