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In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) undergoes a leak check on his Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 5 as part of the first fit check dress rehearsal activities while crewmates Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, left) and Scott Tingle of NASA (right) look on. They will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station