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On July 11, 2012, Soyuz TMA-05M was mated to its booster rocket at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Soyuz TMA-05M will carry Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams, and JAXA Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide to the International Space Station. The Soyuz spacecraft and its launch vehicle were moved to the launch pad on July 12. Soyuz lifted off on July 15, and it will dock to the station on July 17.

Credit: NASA/Roscosmos

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