Outside the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 40/41 prime crew members Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, far left), Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA (second from left) and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (third from left) display the flag of their Soyuz crew insignia May 24 during traditional pre-launch ceremonies. With them are backup crew members Terry Virts of NASA (third from right), Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (second from right) and Anton Shkaplerov (far right). Wiseman, Gerst and Suraev will launch 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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NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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Outside the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 40/41 prime crew members Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, far left), Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA (second from left) and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (third from left) display the flag of their Soyuz crew insignia May 24 during traditional pre-launch ceremonies. With them are backup crew members Terry Virts of NASA (third from right), Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (second from right) and Anton Shkaplerov (far right). Wiseman, Gerst and Suraev will launch May 29, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.