U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi (left), cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (center), Expedition 19 commander; and astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19 flight engineer, await suit pressure checks during a preflight test of their launch and entry suits at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 12, 2009 as they prepare for launch to the International Space Station on March 26.
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Baikonur
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NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi (left), cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (center), Expedition 19 commander; and astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19 flight engineer, await suit pressure checks during a preflight test of their launch and entry suits at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 12, 2009 as they prepare for launch to the International Space Station on March 26.