
The Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft is seen before being raised at the launch pad March 23, 2014, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome…

The Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft is seen after being erected on the launch pad March 23, 2014, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome…

The Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft is raised into position on the launch pad March 23, 2014, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…

In the background, the gantry arms begin to close around the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft to secure the rocket at the…

The gantry arms begin to close around the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft to secure the rocket, as seen in this long…

The gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft to secure the rocket at the launch pad on , March…

NASA Space Station Program Office Manager Michael T. Suffredini, talks during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz rocket…

Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) performs the traditional door signing at the…

Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is photographed during a fit check of the…

Expedition 39 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) performs the traditional door signing at the…