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Last days on Earth

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This gallery shows the last days in Baikonur before ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov are launched into space on 2 September.

They gave a press conference at the Cosmonaut hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in the morning of 1 September after the State Commission gave the final go ahead for their mission.

Their Soyuz rocket and spacecraft was rolled out to the launchpad the day before.

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    Andreas Mogensen during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel

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    Andreas Mogensen during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel
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    Prime crew members during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel

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    Prime crew members during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel
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    Prime and backup crew members during press conference held at Cosmonaut Hotel

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    Prime and backup crew members
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    Andreas Mogensen during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel

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    Andreas Mogensen during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel
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    Prime crew members during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel

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    Prime crew members during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel
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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft moved into vertical position

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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft moved into vertical position
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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft moved into vertical position

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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft moved into vertical position
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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft roll out

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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft roll out
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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft roll out

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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft roll out
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    Thomas Pesquet during the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft roll out

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    Thomas Pesquet during the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft roll out
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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft roll out

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    Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft roll out