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At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 41/42 prime and backup crew members raised the flags of Russia, the U.S. and Kazakhstan during traditional ceremonies Sept. 14. From left to right are prime crew members Elena Serova and Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) raising the Russian flag, prime crew member Barry Wilmore and his backup, Scott Kelly of NASA, raising the American flag, and backup crew members Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos raising the flag of Kazakhstan. Wilmore, Samokutyaev and Serova will launch on Sept. 26, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft to begin a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space