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Gantry arms fully closed around the rocket.
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Gantry arms being raised.
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The support structure used to raise the rocket is lowered.
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Raising completed!
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And this is how it looked from the outside, once raised on the pad
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With Anton and Terry in the flame trench with Soyuz TMA-13M.
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The support arms are being pivoted onto the rocket
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Almost vertical. Soyuz TMA-13M as it is raised onto the launchpad
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A look from beneath, as the Soyuz is rotated to the vertical position
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Not a lot of clearance as the Soyuz is rotated to the vertical position
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Support structures, as the Soyuz is raised on the launchpad
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With Anton and Terry inside the flame trench at launchpad N.1
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The Soyuz TMA-13M rolling over the flame trench
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Soyuz TMA-13M being raised onto the launchpad
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Soyuz TMA-13M just arrived at launchpad N.1
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At launchpad N.1, Soyuz TMA-13M about to be raised on the pad
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With Terry, Anton and the Soyuz TMA-13M just arrived at the launch pad
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With Terry, Anton and the launchpad team
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At launchpad N.1 with Anton and Terry and Soyuz TMA-13M just arrived
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Soyuz TMA-13M arriving at launchpad N.1
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Rollout of Soyuz TMA-13M, launchpad in the distance
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The empty launchpad ready to welcome Soyuz TMA-13M
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With Anton at rollout of Soyuz TMA-13M
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Rollout of Soyuz TMA-13M
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At rollout of Soyuz TMA-13M
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Rollout of Soyuz TMA-13M
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Soyuz TMA-13M exiting the assembly building
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View from the flame trench
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View from the flame trench
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View from the flame trench