42S hatch opening sequence
ISS043E056048 (03/28/2015) --- NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (top right) emerges through the hatch from the Soyuz spacecraft after launching from the Earth earlier to be welcomed by Expedition 43 commander and NASA astronaut Terry Virts aboard the International Space Station on Mar. 28, 2015. Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko (top left) is next out of the hatch to be welcomed aboard. These two will begin a unique one-year mission on board the station to study longer time frames in space to prepare for the journey to Mars.
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Date Created
March 28, 2015
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JSC
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Photographer
Terry Virts
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