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Expedition 37/38 backup crewmembers pay tribute at the statue of Sergei Korolev during a tour of the city of Baikonur Kazakhstan Sept. 17.

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Expedition 37/38 backup crewmembers Steve Swanson of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov (center) and Oleg Artemyev (right) pay tribute at the statue of Sergei Korolev, the legendary Russian space designer, during a tour of the city of Baikonur, Kazakhstan Sept. 17. The trio is serving as backups to the prime crewmembers, Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, who are preparing for launch Sept. 26, Kazakh time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft for a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

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  • Title: Expedition 37/38 backup crewmembers pay tribute at the statue of Sergei Korolev during a tour of the city of Baikonur Kazakhstan Sept. 17.
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