
jsc2017e101951 (July 22, 2017) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 52-53 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures with a flag bearing their Soyuz insignia at the Korolev Museum July 24 as part of traditional pre-launch activities. From left to right are prime crewmembers Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, Randy Bresnik of NASA and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and backup crewmembers Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, Mark Vande Hei of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Nespoli, Bresnik and Ryazanskiy will launch July 28 aboard the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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