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jsc2018e025588 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 55 crewmember Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos (center) holds a toy bear March 16 during Soyuz final fit check activities. The toy is one of several “zero gravity” mascots that will hang over the crew’s heads in the Soyuz during the vehicle’s ascent to orbit. Flanking Artemyev are his crewmates, Ricky Arnold of NASA (left) and Drew Feustel of NASA (right), who will launch March 21 on the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.