At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 40/41 prime and backup crew members pose for pictures after raising the flags of Russia, the United States, Germany and Kazakhstan during traditional ceremonies May 17. From left to right are prime crew members Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Reid Wiseman of NASA and backup crew members Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency. Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and NASA's Terry Virts. Wiseman, Suraev and Gerst are scheduled to launch from Baikonur on May 29, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.
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At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 40/41 prime and backup crew members pose for pictures after raising the flags of Russia, the United States, Germany and Kazakhstan during traditional ceremonies May 17. From left to right are prime crew members Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Reid Wiseman of NASA and backup crew members Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency. Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and NASA's Terry Virts. Wiseman, Suraev and Gerst are scheduled to launch from Baikonur on May 29, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.