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99-E-14665 (27 February 1999) --- Astronauts Edward T. Lu (left) and Jeffrey N. Williams check out full-scale training hardware for the International Space Station (ISS) in the Hydrolab facility at Star City, Russia.  The two mission specialists, along with other members of the STS-101 crew, are currently in training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center for next year's STS-101 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).    Editor's Note:  Since this photograph was taken, changes in crew personnel have been made.  Cosmonauts Yuri I.  Malenchenko and Boris V. Morukov, along with astronaut Edward T. Lu were moved to STS-106.  Astronauts James S. Voss and Susan J. Helms, and cosmonaut Yury   V. Usachev were added to the STS-101 crew.  Malenchenko, Morukov and Usachev all represent the Russian Space Agency (RSA). 99e14665

99-E-14665 (27 February 1999) --- Astronauts Edward T. Lu (left) and J...

99-E-14665 (27 February 1999) --- Astronauts Edward T. Lu (left) and Jeffrey N. Williams check out full-scale training hardware for the International Space Station (ISS) in the Hydrolab facility at Star City, R... More

STAR CITY, RUSSIA - Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit speaks during a Press Conference at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.  The Expedition Six crew spent 161 days in space, 159 manning the International Space Station.  Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1541

STAR CITY, RUSSIA - Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit...

STAR CITY, RUSSIA - Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit speaks during a Press Conference at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. The Expedition Six crew spent 161 days in ... More

JSC2008-E-117660 (28 Aug. 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18 flight engineer, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2008e117660

JSC2008-E-117660 (28 Aug. 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency...

JSC2008-E-117660 (28 Aug. 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18 flight engineer, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo cred... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside Moscow, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov (center), and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin listen to questions from reporters during their news conference October 24, 2011 as they prepare for their launch November 14 on the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Credit: NASA jsc2011e203732

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside Moscow, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov (center), and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishi... More

(2 May, 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia on May 2, 2012, Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka kisses his granddaughter goodbye as his one of his daughters, left, looks on. Padalka, along with flight engineers Joe Acaba of NASA and cosmonaut Sergei Revin, flew to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch to the International Space Station on May 15 in their Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft.   NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e048521

(2 May, 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star Cit...

(2 May, 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia on May 2, 2012, Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka kisses his granddaughter goodbye as his one of his daughters, left, ... More

JSC2012-E-238480 (27 Aug. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, all Expedition 34 backup crew members, attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2012e238480

JSC2012-E-238480 (27 Aug. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Russi...

JSC2012-E-238480 (27 Aug. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, all Expedition 34 backup crew members, attired i... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 33/34 backup crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA strikes a thoughtful pose as he participates in final qualification exams in front of a Soyuz spacecraft mockup September 20, 2012. Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin are serving as understudies for prime crewmembers Oleg Novitskiy, Evgeny Tarelkin and Kevin Ford of NASA who are scheduled to launch on October 23 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-06 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Stephanie Stoll/NASA jsc2012e216501

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 33/34 backup crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA strikes a thoughtful pose as he participates in final qualification exams in front of a So... More

At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy (center) and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin (right) review docking procedures with their Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center instructors October 17, 2012 as they prepare for launch October 23 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft. The trio will spend five months on the orbital laboratory. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2012e221493

At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedi...

At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy (center) and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin (right) re... More

JSC2012-E-238481 (14 Nov. 2012) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield (right), Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander; along with Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (center) and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, both Expedition 34/35 flight engineers, attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2012e238481

JSC2012-E-238481 (14 Nov. 2012) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Ch...

JSC2012-E-238481 (14 Nov. 2012) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield (right), Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander; along with Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (center) and N... More

JSC2013-E-026155 (April 2013) ---  Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 36/37.  Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e026155

JSC2013-E-026155 (April 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin...

JSC2013-E-026155 (April 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 36/37. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

JSC2013-E-026356 (April 2013) --- Expedition 36 backup crew member Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) poses for a portrait in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e026356

JSC2013-E-026356 (April 2013) --- Expedition 36 backup crew member Koi...

JSC2013-E-026356 (April 2013) --- Expedition 36 backup crew member Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) poses for a portrait in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit. Photo credit: G... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 prime crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA (front) signs in before Russian space officials for the start of qualification simultations in Soyuz and Russian segment trainers. Behind Cassidy are Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (left) and Alexander Misurkin (right). The three crewmembers are preparing for their launch March 29 (Kazakh time) to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013524

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 prime crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA (front) signs in before Russian space officials for the start of qualification simultations... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Alexander Misurkin (right) report to Russian space officials March 4 for the start of qualification simulations in Soyuz and Russian segment trainers. The three crewmembers are preparing for their launch March 29 (Kazakh time) to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013523

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Alexander Misurkin (right) report to... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy flashes a thumbs up for photographers prior to the start of qualification simulation runs in a Soyuz spacecraft mockup March 5. Cassidy, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin are training for launch March 29, Kazakh time, to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013615

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy flashes a thumbs up for photographers prior to the start of qualification simulation runs in a Soyuz... More

At the Gagarin Museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) signs a ceremonial book March 7 during traditional pre-launch activities as his crewmate, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (left) looks on. Cassidy, Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin will launch to the International Space Station March 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosomodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013835

At the Gagarin Museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star...

At the Gagarin Museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) signs a ceremonial book March 7 during traditional pre-launch ... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (front row, center) signs a commemorative book at the Cosmonautics Museum May 8 as his crewmates, Karen Nyberg of NASA (front row, left) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (front row, right) look on. Their backups in the back row are Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin (center) and Rick Mastracchio of NASA (right). Nyberg, Yurchikhin and Parmitano are preparing for their launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e030443

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (front row, center) signs a commemorative book at the Cosmonautics Museum May 8 as his crewmates... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA (left) Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (center) and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy (right) poses for pictures in front of the statue of Vladimir Lenin Sept. 13 following a departure ceremony at their training base for a flight to the launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy will launch from Baikonur Sept. 26, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft for a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e087556

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA (left) Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (center) and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy (right) p... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio (right) clasp hands in front of a Soyuz simulator Oct. 17, 2013 as they conducted final qualification exams. The trio is scheduled to launch on Nov. 7, local time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e090232

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (center) and NASA F... More

With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expedition 38/39 prime crewmembers pose for pictures October 26 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. From left to right are Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail  Tyurin and NASA Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio. After the photo opportunity, the crewmembers flew to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e090967

With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expeditio...

With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expedition 38/39 prime crewmembers pose for pictures October 26 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. From left to right are... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, flight instructors monitor the progress of qualification exams for the Expedition 39/40 crewmembers March 5 as the crew heads into the homestretch of its training. Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Star City, Russia March 26, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft for a six-month mission.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e024822

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, flight ...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, flight instructors monitor the progress of qualification exams for the Expedition 39/40 crewmembers March 5 as the crew heads into the homestretch ... More

0313:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 prime crewmembers Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (left), Soyuz commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Reid Wiseman of NASA (right) share a light moment with reporters May 6 as they prepare for the first of two days of final qualification exams. The trio is in the homestretch of training for launch May 29, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft to spend 5 ½ months on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e041925

0313: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

0313: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 prime crewmembers Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (left), Soyuz commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Sp... More

0551:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Soyuz commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) shares a light moment during final qualification exams May 7 with his crewmates, Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (left) and Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA (right). The trio is preparing for their launch on May 29, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkahstan on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e042058

0551: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

0551: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Soyuz commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) shares a light moment during final quali... More

0577A:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Soyuz commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, seated) waits his turn as crewmate Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency climbs aboard a Soyuz spacecraft simulator to join Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA May 7 as part of their final qualification exams. The trio is preparing for their launch on May 29, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkahstan on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e042060

0577A: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia,...

0577A: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Soyuz commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, seated) waits his turn as crewmate Alexander Ge... More

0895:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 backup crewmember Terry Virts of NASA (front row, left) signs a ceremonial book at the Gagarin Museum May 8 as his crewmates, backup Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, front row, center) and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (front row, right) look on. In the back row from left to right are the prime crewmembers, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev of Roscosmos and Reid Wiseman of NASA, who are preparing for launch May 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e042124

0895: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

0895: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 backup crewmember Terry Virts of NASA (front row, left) signs a ceremonial book at the Gagarin Museum May 8 as his crewmate... More

1812:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 backup crewmembers Scott Kelly of NASA (left), Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos (right) pose for pictures in front of a Soyuz simulator September 3 as they began final qualification exams. They are the backups to NASA’s Barry Wilmore and Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of Roscosmos, who will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan September 26, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Kelly and Kornienko will launch next March to spend a full year in space.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079004

1812: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1812: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 backup crewmembers Scott Kelly of NASA (left), Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and ... More

2381:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA signs a welcome book at the Gagarin Museum Sept. 5 in a traditional ceremony. Wilmore, Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (right) will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 26, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station.   NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079808

2381: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

2381: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA signs a welcome book at the Gagarin Museum Sept. 5 in a traditional ceremony. Wilmore... More

3036:  With the statue of Vladimir Lenin behind them, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos (right) pose for pictures Sept. 12 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia before flying to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. The trio will launch from Baikonur on Sept. 26, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e080374

3036: With the statue of Vladimir Lenin behind them, Expedition 41/42...

3036: With the statue of Vladimir Lenin behind them, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center)... More

3574a:   At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 42/43 Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA pauses to reflect as he prepares to enter a Soyuz simulator October 31 for the second day of qualification exams. Overlooking Virts is a wall mural depicting the image of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space. Virts, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti are preparing for launch in the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Nov. 24, Kazakh time, for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e091110

3574a: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia...

3574a: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 42/43 Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA pauses to reflect as he prepares to enter a Soyuz simulator October 31 for the second... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) responds to a reporters question Nov. 20 during final qualification exams. Looking on are crewmates Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (left) and Tim Kopra of NASA (right). The trio will launch Dec. 15 on their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft Dec. 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA/Seth Marcantel

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) responds to a reporter’s question Nov. 20 during final... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Tim Peake of the European Space Agency prepares to depart for his launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Nov. 30 as backup crewmember Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) looks on. Peake, Tim Kopra of NASA and Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch Dec. 15 in the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA / Seth Marcantel

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Tim Peake of the European Space Agency prepares to depart for his launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ... More

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 47-48 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures March 4 during pre-launch training. In the front row in their Russian Sokol launch and entry suits are prime crewmembers Jeff Williams of NASA (left) and Alexey Ovchinin (center) and Oleg Skripochka (right) of Roscosmos. In the back row in flight suits are backup crewmembers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andre Borisenko (right) of Roscosmos. Williams, Ovchinin and Skripochka will launch March 19, Kazakh time,  for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  Courtesy of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2016e026343

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 47-48 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures March 4 during pre-launch training. In the front row in their Russian So... More

Expedition 49 crewmembers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrey Borisenko (right) of Roscosmos arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Sept. 8 for final pre-launch training after a flight from their base at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. The trio will launch on Sept. 24, Kazakh time on the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2016e109739

Expedition 49 crewmembers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Sergey Ry...

Expedition 49 crewmembers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrey Borisenko (right) of Roscosmos arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Sept. 8 for final pre-launch training after a fligh... More

Outside their residence cottages at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 50-51 prime crewmember Peggy Whitson of NASA (right) and her backup, NASA’s Jack Fischer (left) pose for a wintry picture Nov. 1 before flying to their launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Whitson, Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2016e179937

Outside their residence cottages at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Cen...

Outside their residence cottages at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 50-51 prime crewmember Peggy Whitson of NASA (right) and her backup, NASA’s Jack Fischer (left) pose fo... More

Members of the Expedition 50-51 crew share a light-hearted moment Nov. 1 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia before departing for their launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right are Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency, Peggy Whitson of NASA, cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos. Novitskiy, Whitson and Pesquet will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2016e179940

Members of the Expedition 50-51 crew share a light-hearted moment Nov....

Members of the Expedition 50-51 crew share a light-hearted moment Nov. 1 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia before departing for their launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left t... More

jsc2017e039775 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 51 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures April 5 before flying to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. From left to right are backup crewmembers Randy Bresnik of NASA and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and prime crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Jack Fischer of NASA. Fischer and Yurchikhin will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Rob Navias jsc2017e039775

jsc2017e039775 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Cent...

jsc2017e039775 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 51 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures April 5 before flying to their launch site at the ... More

jsc2017e039773 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the statue of Vladimir Lenin serves as a backdrop as Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left) and Jack Fischer of NASA (right) pose for pictures April 5 before departing for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. Fischer and Yurchikhin will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Rob Navias. jsc2017e039773

jsc2017e039773 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Cent...

jsc2017e039773 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the statue of Vladimir Lenin serves as a backdrop as Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Fed... More

#3234a - (30 October 2014) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 42/43 backup Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA answers questions from reporters in front of a Soyuz simulator October 30 as part of his final qualification exams for flight. He along with Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (not pictured) are the backups to the prime crew --- Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency --- who are in the final stages of training for launch November 24, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft to begin a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e089253

#3234a - (30 October 2014) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Cente...

#3234a - (30 October 2014) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 42/43 backup Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA answers questions from reporters in front of a Soyuz ... More

1610:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA waves to a crowd of well-wishers May 15 as he departs with his crewmates for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. Wiseman, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency and Soyuz Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch on May 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from Baikonur for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e045106

1610: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1610: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA waves to a crowd of well-wishers May 15 as he departs with his crewmates for their lau... More

May 6, 2003.  Star City, Russia. Expedition Six Commander Ken Bowersox speaks at a Press Conference at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.  Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd1539

May 6, 2003. Star City, Russia. Expedition Six Commander Ken Bowersox...

May 6, 2003. Star City, Russia. Expedition Six Commander Ken Bowersox speaks at a Press Conference at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

JSC2008-E-117659 (28 Aug. 2008) --- American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2008e117659

JSC2008-E-117659 (28 Aug. 2008) --- American spaceflight participant R...

JSC2008-E-117659 (28 Aug. 2008) --- American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

JSC2009-E-049819 (February 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2009e049819

JSC2009-E-049819 (February 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedi...

JSC2009-E-049819 (February 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a... More

JSC2009-E-049822 (February 2009) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (left), Expedition 19/20 commander; astronaut Michael Barratt (right), Expedition 19/20 flight engineer; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2009e049822

JSC2009-E-049822 (February 2009) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch a...

JSC2009-E-049822 (February 2009) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (left), Expedition 19/20 commander; astronaut Michael Barratt (right), Expedition 19/20 flight eng... More

JSC2011-E-215059 (15 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 30 flight engineer and Expedition 31 commander, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2011e215059

JSC2011-E-215059 (15 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, ...

JSC2011-E-215059 (15 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 30 flight engineer and Expedition 31 commander, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in ... More

JSC2012-E-096296 (22 Feb. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer and Expedition 33 commander, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2012e096296

JSC2012-E-096296 (22 Feb. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Ex...

JSC2012-E-096296 (22 Feb. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer and Expedition 33 commander, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in St... More

(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (left), NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko posed for photos prior to their final Russian Segment qualification test June 19, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide are set to launch July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station.  Photo credit: NASA jsc2012e094087

(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency...

(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (left), NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko posed for photos prior... More

(20 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (right), pose for photos at a Soyuz vehicle mock-up before their final qualification test June 20, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide are scheduled to launch July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station.  Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e094946

(20 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Willia...

(20 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (right), po... More

(2 July, 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia on July 2, 2012, the prime crew members who will round out Expedition 32 on the International Space Station answer questions from reporters during their farewell sendoff to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. From left to right are Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams. The trio are scheduled to launch to the space station on July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft from Baikonur.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll. jsc2012e098233

(2 July, 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star Ci...

(2 July, 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia on July 2, 2012, the prime crew members who will round out Expedition 32 on the International Space Station answer questions from... More

JSC2013-E-026355 (April 2013) --- Expedition 36 backup crew member Rick Mastracchio of NASA poses for a portrait in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e026355

JSC2013-E-026355 (April 2013) --- Expedition 36 backup crew member Ric...

JSC2013-E-026355 (April 2013) --- Expedition 36 backup crew member Rick Mastracchio of NASA poses for a portrait in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Alexander Misurkin (right) answer questions from the news media March 4 before the start of qualification simulations in Soyuz and Russian segment trainers. The three crewmembers are preparing for their launch March 29 (Kazakh time) to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013525

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Alexander Misurkin (right) answer qu... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right), and his backup, NASA’s Michael Hopkins tour the Gagarin Museum during a traditional tour March 7. Cassidy, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin will launch to the International Space Station March 29, Kazakh time, on their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013822

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right), and his backup, NASA’s Michael Hopkins tour the Gagarin Museum during a traditional... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right), listen to reporters’ questions April 30 as they began final qualification training for their launch to the International Space Station. The three crewmembers will launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the international outpost. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e028030

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the ... More

Backup crew  Photo credit:  Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e090066

Backup crew Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e...

Backup crew Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

JSC2014-E-042043 (22 Aug. 2013) --- Astronaut Reid Wiseman of NASA poses for a portrait during a break in training in Russia. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2014e042043

JSC2014-E-042043 (22 Aug. 2013) --- Astronaut Reid Wiseman of NASA pos...

JSC2014-E-042043 (22 Aug. 2013) --- Astronaut Reid Wiseman of NASA poses for a portrait during a break in training in Russia. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (center) signs in Sept. 3 prior to the start of a round of qualification exams for his launch to the International Space Station later this month. Looking on are his crewmates, Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy (left) and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins (right). The trio is in the final weeks of training for launch Sept. 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e079233

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (center) signs in Sept. 3 prior to the start of a round of qualification exams for his launch to the In... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA answers a question from a reporter Sept. 4 as he and his crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy conducted a qualification exam. The trio is in final training for launch on Sept. 26, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e079962

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA answers a question from a reporter Sept. 4 as he and his crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg K... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 backup Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (left) signs a certification book in a traditional ceremony Sept. 6 as his Soyuz Commander, Alexander Skvortsov (center) and backup Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev (right) look on. The trio is serving as backups to the prime crewmembers --- NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, who are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 26, Kazakh time, aboard the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e080231

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 backup Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (left) signs a certification book in a traditional ceremony Sept. 6 as his Soyuz Comm... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 38/39 prime crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, October 22, 2013 following a news conference and traditional ceremonies. Front left to right Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (center) and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA (right). Wakata, Tyurin and Mastracchio will launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft for the start of a six-month mission on the International Space Station.   NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e090728

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Exp...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 38/39 prime crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, October 22, 2013 ... More

With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expedition 38/39 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures October 26 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. From left to right are prime Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prime Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin, prime Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and the backup crewmates, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev and Greg Wiseman of NASA. After the photo opportunity, the crewmembers flew to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for the launch of Tyurin, Wakata and Mastracchio Nov. 7, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e090969

With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expeditio...

With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expedition 38/39 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures October 26 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. From left t... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 39/40 backup crewmembers Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (center) and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos (right) report to Russian space officials March 4 as they prepare to conduct the first of two days of qualification exams. The prime crew – Steve Swanson of NASA and Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos are preparing to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station on March 26, Kazakh time, on their Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft for a six-month mission.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e024127

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 39/40 backup crewmembers Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (center) and Flight Engineer E... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia and with the visage of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, looking down on them, Expedition 39/40 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos (right) field questions from reporters March 5 prior to qualification exams. They are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Star City, Russia March 26, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft for a six-month mission.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e024815

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia and with...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia and with the visage of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, looking down on them, Expedition 39/40 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 39/40 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (front, left) signs a commemorative book at the center’s museum March 6 as his crewmates, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (front, center) and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos (front, right) look on. Also participating in the back row were backup crewmembers Barry Wilmore of NASA (back, left), Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (back, center) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos (back, right). Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 26, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft for a six-month mission.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e024971

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 39/40 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (front, left) signs a commemorative book at the center’s museum March 6 as his crewmates, Al... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 39/40 backup Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos (front, right) signs a commemorative book at the center’s museum March 6 as her backup crewmates, Barry Wilmore of NASA (front, left) and Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (front, center) look on. Also participating in the back row were prime crewmembers Steve Swanson of NASA (back, left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (back, center) and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos (back, right). Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 26, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft for a six-month mission.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e024972

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 39/40 backup Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos (front, right) signs a commemorative book at the center’s museum March 6 as her b... More

0165:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 backup crewmember Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (foreground) walks to a Soyuz simulator May 6 along with Soyuz commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, second from the right) to begin two days of final qualification exams. Cristoforetti, Shkaplerov and Terry Virts of NASA are serving as backups to the prime crewmembers --- Reid Wiseman of NASA, Max Suraev of Roscosmos and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, who are preparing for launch on May 29, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the  International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e041930

0165: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

0165: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 backup crewmember Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (foreground) walks to a Soyuz simulator May 6 along w... More

0850:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA (front row, right) signs a ceremonial book during a tour of the Gagarin Museum May 8 as his crewmates and their backups look on. Also pictured are prime crewmember Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (front row, left) and Soyuz Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, front row, center) and backup crewmembers Terry Virts of NASA (back row, left), Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos (back row, center) and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (back row, right). Wiseman, Gerst, and Suraev are preparing for launch May 29, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e042074

0850: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

0850: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA (front row, right) signs a ceremonial book during a tour of the Gagarin Museum May 8 a... More

1867:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (right) flashes a smile September 3 as NASA’s Barry Wilmore (left) looks on at the start of final qualification exams. Along with Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos, they will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079007

1867: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1867: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (right) flashes a smile September 3 as NASA’s Barry Wilmor... More

2346:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, front row, center) signs a welcome book at the Gagarin Museum Sept. 5 in a traditional ceremony as his crewmates, NASA’s Barry Wilmore (front row, left) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos (front row, right) look on. In the back row are their backups, NASA’s Scott Kelly (back row, left), Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos (back row, center) and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos (back row, right). Wilmore, Samokutyaev and Serova will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 26, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station. Kelly and Kornienko will launch in March 2015 to spend a full year on the complex.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079806

2346: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

2346: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, front row, center) signs a welcome bo... More

3017:  With the statue of Vladimir Lenin behind them, the Expedition 41/42 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures Sept. 12 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia before flying to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. From left to right are backup crewmembers Scott Kelly of NASA, Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos and prime crewmembers Barry Wilmore of NASA, Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos and Elena Serova of Roscosmos. Wilmore, Samokutyaev and Serova will launch from Baikonur on Sept. 26, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e080373

3017: With the statue of Vladimir Lenin behind them, the Expedition 4...

3017: With the statue of Vladimir Lenin behind them, the Expedition 41/42 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures Sept. 12 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia before flying to ... More

2989:  With family members and officials behind them, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (center) and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos (right) walk to a waiting bus at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia Sept. 12 before flying to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. The trio will launch from Baikonur on Sept. 26, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e080371

2989: With family members and officials behind them, Expedition 41/42...

2989: With family members and officials behind them, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (center) and Flight... More

CG4G9036 --- (6 May 2015) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 44/45 crewmembers Kimya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center), and Kjell Lindgren of NASA (right) answer questions from media on the first of two days of qualification exams May 6. The trio is preparing for launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on May 27, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft to begin a five and a half month mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Seth Marcantel

CG4G9036 --- (6 May 2015) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center...

CG4G9036 --- (6 May 2015) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 44/45 crewmembers Kimya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Oleg Kononenko of the Russia... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 prime crewmembers Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (left), Tim Kopra of NASA (center) and Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, right) pose for pictures Nov. 19 at the start of two days of qualification exams. They will launch Dec. 15 in the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA/Seth Marcantel

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 prime crewmembers Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (left), Tim Kopra of NASA (center) and Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Fe... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) signs in for his qualification exam Nov. 20 as his crewmate, Tim Peake of the European Space Agency looks on. Along with Tim Kopra of NASA, Malenchenko and Peake will launch Dec. 15 on their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft Dec. 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA/Seth Marcantel

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) signs in for his qualification exam Nov. 20 as his cre... More

En route from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 46-47 crewmembers Tim Kopra of NASA (left), Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (center) and Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, right) pose for pictures Nov. 30 on their plane. Kopra, Peake and Malenchenko will launch Dec. 15 on the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA / Victor Zelentsov                     .

En route from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russ...

En route from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 46-47 crewmembers Tim Kopra of NASA (left), Tim Peake of the Eu... More

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47-48 crewmembers Jeff Williams of NASA (left) and Alexey Ovchinin (center) and Oleg Skripochka (right) of Roscosmos pose for pictures March 4 in front of their Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft during final pre-launch training. The trio will launch March 19, Kazakh time,  for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  Courtesy of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2016e026335

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47-48 crewmembers Jeff Williams of NASA (left) and Alexey Ovchinin (center) and Oleg Skripochka (right) of Roscosmos pose for pic... More

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47-48 crewmember Jeff Williams of NASA is seen in his seat through a window on the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft March 4 as he and his crewmates conducted a “fit check” dress rehearsal during pre-launch training. Williams and Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos will launch March 19, Kazakh time,  for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  Courtesy of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2016e026340

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47-48 crewmember Jeff Williams of NASA is seen in his seat through a window on the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft March 4 as he and his... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 prime crewmember Kate Rubins of NASA signs in for the start of final qualification exams May 26 as her crewmates, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) look on. Rubins, Onishi and Ivanishin will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Stephanie Stoll.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 prime crewmember Kate Rubins of NASA signs in for the start of final qualification exams May 26 as her crewmates, Takuya Onishi of... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 backup crewmembers Peggy Whitson of NASA (left), Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos (center) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency (right) pose for pictures in front of a Soyuz simulator during Soyuz qualification exams May 26. They are serving as the backups to prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, who will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Stephanie Stoll.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 backup crewmembers Peggy Whitson of NASA (left), Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos (center) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Age... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ISS Expedition 48-49 backup crewmember Peggy Whitson of NASA (left) shares a lighthearted moment June 24 with legendary cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, the first human to walk in space, as Whitson and other crewmembers departed for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch July 7 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Stephanie Stoll.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ISS Exp...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ISS Expedition 48-49 backup crewmember Peggy Whitson of NASA (left) shares a lighthearted moment June 24 with legendary cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, th... More

Expedition 49 crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos (left), Shane Kimbrough of NASA (center) and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos (right) are greeted by school children Sept. 8 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan after they arrived on a flight from their base at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia for final pre-launch training. The trio will launch on Sept. 24, Kazakh time on the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2016e109741

Expedition 49 crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos (left), Shane K...

Expedition 49 crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos (left), Shane Kimbrough of NASA (center) and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos (right) are greeted by school children Sept. 8 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan after the... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 50-51 crewmembers Peggy Whitson of NASA (left), Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency (right) answer questions from reporters Nov. 1 before for their launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2016e179948

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 50-51 crewmembers Peggy Whitson of NASA (left), Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Thomas Pesque... More

jsc2017e039777 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the statue of Vladimir Lenin serves as a backdrop as Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left) and Jack Fischer of NASA (right) answer reporters’ questions April 5 before departing for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. Fischer and Yurchikhin will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Rob Navi jsc2017e039777

jsc2017e039777 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Cent...

jsc2017e039777 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the statue of Vladimir Lenin serves as a backdrop as Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Fed... More

Mir Training Facility. NASA public domain image colelction.

Mir Training Facility. NASA public domain image colelction.

A full-scale mockup of Russia's Space Station serves as one of the several training aids for cosmonaut flights aboard the orbiting laboratory. The core module - called Mir, for world of space - was launched in ... More

1826:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 backup crewmembers Scott Kelly of NASA (left), Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos (right) clasp hands as they pose for pictures in front of a Soyuz simulator September 3 at the start of final qualification exams. They are the backups to NASA’s Barry Wilmore and Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of Roscosmos, who will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan September 26, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Kelly and Kornienko will launch next March to spend a full year in space.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079005

1826: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1826: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 backup crewmembers Scott Kelly of NASA (left), Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and ... More

1881:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as his crewmates, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos (right) look on. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079008

1881: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1881: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as his crewma... More

May 6, 2003.  Star City, Russia. Expedition Six Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin (L), Commander Ken Bowersox (C),  and NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit (R) pose for photos at a Press Conference at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.  Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd1537

May 6, 2003. Star City, Russia. Expedition Six Flight Engineer Nikola...

May 6, 2003. Star City, Russia. Expedition Six Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin (L), Commander Ken Bowersox (C), and NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit (R) pose for photos at a Press Conference at the Gagarin... More

JSC2009-E-049977 (February 2009) --- U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training with the Expedition 19 crew in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2009e049977

JSC2009-E-049977 (February 2009) --- U.S. spaceflight participant Char...

JSC2009-E-049977 (February 2009) --- U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training with the Expedition 19 crew in Star City, Russia ... More

JSC2009-E-049820 (February 2009) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (center), Expedition 19/20 commander; astronaut Michael Barratt (right), Expedition 19/20 flight engineer; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi join hands as they pose for a portrait in Star City, Russia. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2009e049820

JSC2009-E-049820 (February 2009) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch a...

JSC2009-E-049820 (February 2009) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (center), Expedition 19/20 commander; astronaut Michael Barratt (right), Expedition 19/20 flight e... More

At Chkalovsky Airbase outside Star City, Russia, Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov (foreground) and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko (arms raised) descend from the plane that flew them from Karaganda, Kazakhstan back to their training base at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center September 25, 2010, just hours after returning to Earth in the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft to wrap up 176 days in space, 174 days on the International Space Station. Their crewmate, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, who landed with them, flew home on a NASA plane to the Johnson Space Center.  Credit: NASA/Jeremiah Maddix jsc2010e167392

At Chkalovsky Airbase outside Star City, Russia, Expedition 24 Command...

At Chkalovsky Airbase outside Star City, Russia, Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov (foreground) and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko (arms raised) descend from the plane that flew them from Karaganda... More

Expedition 27 prime crew members Ron Garan of NASA (left), flight engineer; Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, Soyuz commander; and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko, flight engineer, talk to the press during an official farewell ceremony before their March 21 departure to Baikonur, Kazakhstan from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City outside Moscow. Garan, Samokutyaev and Borisenko are scheduled to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft April 5, 2011, Kazakhstan time. Photo credit: NASA/ Stephanie Stoll jsc2011e027370

Expedition 27 prime crew members Ron Garan of NASA (left), flight engi...

Expedition 27 prime crew members Ron Garan of NASA (left), flight engineer; Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, Soyuz commander; and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko, flight engineer, talk to the press d... More

Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Ron Garan of NASA (left), Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko (center) and Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev (right) admire their Soyuz crew patch aboard a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center plane as they flew from Star City, Russia to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 21, 2011. There, they will complete training for their launch April 5 (April 4, U.S. time) on the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft to the International Space Station.  Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2011e027532

Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Ron Garan of NASA (left), Flight Enginee...

Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Ron Garan of NASA (left), Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko (center) and Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev (right) admire their Soyuz crew patch aboard a Gagarin Cosmonaut Train... More

JSC2012-E-042058 (23 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Expedition 31/32 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2012e042058

JSC2012-E-042058 (23 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Expediti...

JSC2012-E-042058 (23 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Expedition 31/32 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a p... More

(25 April 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside Moscow, the next trio of residents that will launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures at the site's Yuri Gagarin museum April 25, 2012 following their press conference. Expedition 31 flight engineer Joe Acaba of NASA (left) and two cosmonauts -- Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka (center)and flight engineer Sergei Revin (right) -- will launch on May 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e044889

(25 April 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star C...

(25 April 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside Moscow, the next trio of residents that will launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures at the site's ... More

JSC2012-E-215390 (9 June 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Expedition 33 backup crew member, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2012e215390

JSC2012-E-215390 (9 June 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurki...

JSC2012-E-215390 (9 June 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Expedition 33 backup crew member, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to p... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 33/34 prime crewmembers Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy (center) and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin (right) check in for the first of two days of final qualifications exams September 20, 2012 as they prepare for their launch October 23 in the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Stephanie Stoll/NASA jsc2012e216495

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 33/34 prime crewmembers Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy (center) and Flight Engineer Evgeny Ta... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 34/35 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Vladimir Lenin Dec. 6, 2012 before departing for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final training. From left to right are backup crewmembers Karen Nyberg of NASA, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and prime crewmembers Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA. Romanenko, Hadfield and Marshburn will launch Dec. 19 on their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from Baikonur for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e241353

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Exp...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 34/35 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Vladimir Lenin Dec. 6, 2012 before departing for thei... More

Prime crew  Photo credit:  Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e090062

Prime crew Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e0...

Prime crew Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

JSC2013-E-075997 (20 Feb. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 37/38 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e075997

JSC2013-E-075997 (20 Feb. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanski...

JSC2013-E-075997 (20 Feb. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 37/38 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to p... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy (right), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (left) clasp hands for photographers prior to the start of qualification simulation runs in a Soyuz spacecraft mockup March 5. The three crewmembers are training for launch March 29, Kazakh time, to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013614

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy (right), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (left) cla... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (second from left) signs a book before Russian space officials March 5, certifying that he is prepared to begin qualification simulation runs in a Soyuz spacecraft mockup. Looking on are Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (second from right) and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (right). The three crewmembers are training for launch March 29, Kazakh time, to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013612

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (second from left) signs a book before Russian space officials March 5, certifying that he i... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 backup crewmembers Oleg Kotov (left), Sergey Ryazanskiy (center) and Michael Hopkins of NASA (right) pose for pictures during a pre-launch news conference March 7. The three crewmembers are in training as backups to Chris Cassidy of NASA, Alexander Misurkin and Pavel Vinogradov who are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station March 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013830

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 backup crewmembers Oleg Kotov (left), Sergey Ryazanskiy (center) and Michael Hopkins of NASA (right) pose for pictures during a pr... More

JSC2013-E-076000 (18 June 2013) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (left) along with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (center) and Oleg Artemyev, all Expedition 37 backup crew members, attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2013e076000

JSC2013-E-076000 (18 June 2013) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (left...

JSC2013-E-076000 (18 June 2013) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (left) along with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (center) and Oleg Artemyev, all Expedition 37 backup crew members, attired in Russian So... More

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