Expedition 33 crew is preparing for launch

by wordlesstech team

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 33 crew is preparing for launch and share a playful moment during the first of two so-called “fit check” dress rehearsal sessions, on Oct. 10, 2012. Image credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 33 crew hoists their Russian Sokol launch-and-entry suits over their heads as they prepare for the scheduled Oct. 23 launch in their Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft. The crew will begin a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

From left to right are Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin and NASA Flight Engineer Kevin Ford.

via NASA

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