Expedition 54 Preflight

Expedition 54 flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Kanai and fellow crewmates flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA and Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)