Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Blessing (201207130005HQ)

    An Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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    1. tinkerbrad, takingphotosinchico, AЯMEN, Bruno Boutot, and 16 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. mpinheir (10 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic image.

    3. Ray_Flynn (10 months ago | reply)

      Great picture, it says so much

    4. ankitti (10 months ago | reply)

      a tradition followed before every launch. great pic.

    5. Steven N. Maliarakis Online Photo Atlas (10 months ago | reply)

      One image = A thousand words! Way to Go! God bless!

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