(From left) NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole A. Mann, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina are shown during rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Mandatory Credit:	Joel Kowsky/NASA

(From left) NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole A. Mann, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina are shown during rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky/NASA

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