Shuttle preparations for the Soyuz TMA-22

Published November 11, 2011
The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft is transported to its launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome.
The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft is transported to its launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome.
Onlookers watch the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft being transported.
Onlookers watch the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft being transported.
A man takes a photo in front of the Soyuz TMA-22.
A man takes a photo in front of the Soyuz TMA-22.
Nearing the launch pad.
Nearing the launch pad.
The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft is silhouetted against the sunrise.
The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft is silhouetted against the sunrise.
The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft is lifted to its launch pad.
The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft is lifted to its launch pad.

The crew of U.S. astronaut Daniel Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin is due to travel by the Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on November 14. -Photos by Reuters

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