![Preparations for launch of Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft at Baikonur](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F46%2F40%2F464064_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_TWlraGFpbCBGb21pY2hldiAjNDY0MDY0_116%3A95_sputnik-464064-preview_ec462032a6848dcd2879ffe0263d849c.jpg)
![Preparations for launch of Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft at Baikonur](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F46%2F40%2F464064_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_TWlraGFpbCBGb21pY2hldiAjNDY0MDY0_116%3A95_sputnik-464064-preview_ec462032a6848dcd2879ffe0263d849c.jpg)
The assembly and checkout facility at the Baikonur space center. On September 30, the Soyuz TMA-16 manned spacecraft will take the 21st expedition crew to the International Space Station (ISS).
- Categories: Economy, Business & Finance, Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 27.09.2009
- Date published: 27.09.2009
- Author: Mikhail Fomichev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5616x3744px, 5.9Mb