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At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 53-54 prime and backup crewmembers raise the flags of the United States, Russia and Kazakhstan Sept. 7 during traditional pre-launch ceremonies. Joe Acaba of NASA, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and Mark Vande Hei of NASA will launch Sept. 13 on the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft for a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.