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In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 53-54 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures Aug. 28 during pre-launch training activities. Clad in their Sokol launch and entry suits in the front row are the prime crewmembers, Joe Acaba of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos (center) and Mark Vande Hei of NASA (right). Behind them are their backups, Shannon Walker of NASA (left), Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos (center) and Scott Tingle of NASA (left). Acaba, Vande Hei of NASA and Misurkin will launch Sept. 13 on the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft for a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.