Gantry Arms embrace the Soyuz TMA-20M Spacecraft

In this long exposure photograph, the gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft to secure the rocket, at launch pad 1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The image taken on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, just before the launch of the Expedition 47 crew.   Image credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

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Launch of the Soyuz TMA-20M Spacecraft

A Soyuz rocket lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 19, (March 18 U.S. time) carrying Expedition 47 to the International Space Station.   Image credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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