Russia’s Soyuz FG rocket completes an early morning rollout to the historic Site 1/5 launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 17, 2017 in preparation for liftoff with the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft and two Space Station crew members.

The Soyuz MS-04 crew of Fyodor Yurchikhin and Jack Fischer go through final preparations for their launch to the International Space Station, completing checks of their spacecraft and final simulator runs.

Veteran Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA’s Jack Fischer, along with their backups Sergei Ryazansky and Randy Bresnik, go through final inspections of the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft, equipment familiarization and flight simulations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, also participating in traditional pre-flight ceremonies.

The first two-man Soyuz crew since 2003 arrives at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to enter their final two weeks of launch preparations.

The Soyuz MS-04 Spacecraft undergoes final pre-launch processing operations at the MIK processing facility, Site 254 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in preparation for an April 2017 liftoff with a two-man crew headed to the International Space Station for a five-month mission.