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From Visiting Mockups to Preparing for Launch

Anousheh Ansari
Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari view a mockup of a Soyuz spacecraft at a local Baikonur, Kazakhstan, museum on Sept. 18, 2006 as they prepare for their launch.

Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (right), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari view a mockup of a Soyuz spacecraft at a local Baikonur, Kazakhstan, museum on Sept. 18, 2006 as the Expedition 14 crewmembers prepare for their launch on a Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Photo credit: Victor Zelentsov/NASA