Orthodox priest conducts blessing in front of Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz launcher and spacecraft that will propel ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Roscosmos commander Maxim Suarev to the International Space Station on 28 May following liftoff at 20:56 GMT (21:56 pm CEST).