At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur Kazakhstan prepare to raise the U.S. Russian and Kazakh flags in a ceremony.

At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 37/38 prime and backup crewmembers prepare to raise the U.S., Russian and Kazakh flags Sept. 15 in a traditional ceremony. From left to right are prime Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, prime Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, his backup, Steve Swanson of NASA and backup Alexander Skvortsov (far right). Hidden from view are prime Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy and his backup, Oleg Artemyev. Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy are preparing for launch Sept. 26, Kazakh time, from Baikonur on their Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to begin a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

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