Next Space Travelers Prepare for Launch

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 35/36 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin participated in a variety of activities from March 16 to 21 as they prepared for launch to the International Space Station on March 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft. The footage includes the crew's arrival in Baikonur, the suited dress rehearsal fit check in the Soyuz spacecraft, traditional raising of flags outside the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters and other crew-related activities. The video also features backup crew members Russian Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazansky and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins.

Published 2013-03-21 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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