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The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is seen after being raised into a vertical position on the launch pad on Sept. 23, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Sept. 26, Kazakh time, and will carry Expedition 41 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA, and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos into orbit to begin their five and a half month mission on the International Space Station. The rocket is adorned with the logo of the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships, which will be held in Kazan, Russia.