At the the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 32/33 backup and prime crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the engines of the first stage of the Soyuz booster rocket July 10, 2012 following a final check of the Soyuz TMA-05M vehicle the prime crew will launch in July 15 to the International Space Station. From left to right are backup Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, backup Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, backup Flight engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA, prime crew Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prime crew Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and prime crew NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams.
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