Soyuz TMA-18M crew members ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov, and Roscosmos spacecraft commander Sergei Volkov, greeting audience at the launch pad in Baikonour, Kazakhstan, on 2 September 2015.
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Connect with Andreas at: andreasmogensen.esa.int/