![Preparations for launch of Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft at Baikonur](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F46%2F40%2F464087_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_TWlraGFpbCBGb21pY2hldiAjNDY0MDg3_116%3A95_sputnik-464087-preview_77ddd95ca7fcf3bf3a45e0dd2b34e07b.jpg)
![Preparations for launch of Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft at Baikonur](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F46%2F40%2F464087_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_TWlraGFpbCBGb21pY2hldiAjNDY0MDg3_116%3A95_sputnik-464087-preview_77ddd95ca7fcf3bf3a45e0dd2b34e07b.jpg)
The Soyuz TMA-16 manned spacecraft in the assembly and checkout facility at the Baikonur space center. On September 30, this spacecraft will take the 21st expedition crew to the International Space Station (ISS).
- Categories: Science & Technology, Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 27.09.2009
- Date published: 27.09.2009
- Author: Mikhail Fomichev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4182x2788px, 3Mb