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Outside the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 39/40 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (left) and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)discuss the use of binoculars and GPS equipment March 14 during a fit check dress rehearsal that is part of the final training for the crew. Swanson, Artemyev and Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station March 26 (Kazakh time) for the start of a six-month mission.