From left to right on the left: Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit arriver at Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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Proton M carrier with Briz M booster at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launchpad.

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Proton M carrier with Briz M booster at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launchpad.

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Proton M carrier with Briz M booster at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launchpad.

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Proton M carrier with Briz M booster at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launchpad.

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Proton M carrier with Briz M booster is transported to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launchpad.

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