In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 44 crewmember Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) poses for pictures July 11 prior to entering his Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft during a fit check dress rehearsal session. Kononenko, Kjell Lindgren of NASA and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch July 23, Kazakh time from Baikonur in their Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.
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In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 44 crewmember Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) poses for pictures July 11 prior to entering his Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft during a fit check dress rehearsal session. Kononenko, Kjell Lindgren of NASA and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch July 23, Kazakh time from Baikonur in their Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.