Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka is helped into a seat where his suit will be pressure checked in preparation for his Soyuz launch to the International Space Station with Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi on Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Baikonur
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NASA/Bill Ingalls
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Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka is helped into a seat where his suit will be pressure checked in preparation for his Soyuz launch to the International Space Station with Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi on Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.