JSC2003-E-52856 (January 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, representing Rosaviakosmos on Expedition 8.

JSC2010-E-124004 (August 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Expedition 25/26 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

Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri rest in a chair shortly after he and fellow crew members Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri listens to reporters questions while wearing a traditional Kazakh hat at the Kustanay, Kazakhstan airport on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 after he and fellow crew members Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka, left, Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, center, and Commander Scott Kelly, sit in chairs outside the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after they landed near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri is helped from the medical tent to the all terrain vehicle for transportation to a waiting helicopter for the flight to Kustanai, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004, after he, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, landed in north central Kazakhstan in a Soyuz TMA-3 capsule. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri relaxes in a chair after he and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, of the Netherlands, landed in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004, in their Soyuz TMA-3 capsule. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri is carried in a chair from the Soyuz landing site to an inflatable medical tent after he and Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, of the Netherlands, landed in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004, in a Soyuz TMA-3 capsule. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, bottom, and Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka are seen as they arrive at the Chkalovsky airport outside Star City, Russia several hours after they and Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri awaits to have his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in Kazakhstan. Kaleri and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Flight Engineers Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri awaits to have his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kaleri and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Flight Engineers Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Scienhce Officer Michael Foale, left, works to suit up for launch as Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri looks on, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri responds to a reporter's question during a prelaunch news conference, Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kaleri, Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain launched Oct. 18 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Michael Foale, left, and Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, backup crew members for Expedition 7, depart the plane after their flight to Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. The crews performed suit leak checks and Soyuz inspection, seat liner checks at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, left, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, backup crew member for Expedition 7, enjoys the bus ride to the Cosmonuat hotel after arriving in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. The crews performed fit checks on their Russian Sokol suits and performed a Soyuz inspection at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri has his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri has his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri has his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

As European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, left, former International Space Station crewmember Yuri Gidzenko (center) and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale look on, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, rear to camera, signs his name to the door of his room at the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to departing for the launch pad. Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle from Baikonur to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S., center, and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka wave farewell from the bottom of the soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kaleri, Kelly and Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M rocket later that morning at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, right, complete suiting up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S., center, and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka wave farewell from the bottom of the soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kaleri, Kelly and Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M rocket later that morning at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque, of Spain, discuss procedures while suiting up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale, lower left, Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, partially hidden, are tended to after touching down in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Scienhce Officer Michael Foale, left and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri suit up for launch with the assistance of technicians, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain suit up for launch, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, Kaleri and Duque. were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, receive a traditional blessing from an unidentified Russian Orthodox priest in their crew quarters at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to departing for the launch pad. Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, clockwise from lower left, Gen. Valery Korzun, the Chief of the Cosmonaut Corps, Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain watch home videos aboard the bus transporting the crew to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to the crew's launch to the Interrnational Space Station. The viewing of home videos on the bus is one of many prelaunch traditions for all departing crews. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, left, astronauts Michael Foale, Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer and Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko, right, attend the ceremonial flag raising at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 21, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, center, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S., left, and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri have their Russian Sokol suits prepared for launch by technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left, and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale visit the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Oct. 13, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, wave to reporters at the conclusion of a prelaunch news conference, Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S., left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka, right, have their Russian Sokol suits prepared for launch by technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, left, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, rear, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri suits up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque. The trio were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri discusses his suitup procedures with technicians, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri suits up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20.Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Scienhce Officer Michael Foale, left, smiles as Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri makes a comment to a technician while suiting up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to their departure for the launch pad with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, seated left, looks at Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri as he makes an adjustment while suiting up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to their departure for the launch pad with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians conduct a leak check on the spacesuit of Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians conduct a leak check on the spacesuit of Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain are briefed on launch procedures from a Russian trainer at their crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003 as they prepare for launch Oct. 18 in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, left, Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, of the Netherlands, right, are seen seated after landing in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004, in a Soyuz TMA-3 capsule. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 ISS Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, far left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and ISS Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, third from left, along with the backup crew (unidentified) are briefed by an official prior to a final inspection of the capsule in the complex' integration facility Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at the Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and Duque launched Oct. 18, 2003 aboard a Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft enroute to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

nhq2017070600102 (July 6, 2017) --- Expedition 52 backup crew members: Mark Vande Hei of NASA, suited left, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, center, and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) meet with, Cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko, left, Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Deputy Director, GCTC, Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, and John McBrine, NASA Director of Operations, GCTC ahead of the crew's Soyuz qualification exams, Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, report to launch officials on their inspection of the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft during a final vehicle training session at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Oct. 13, 2003. The trio launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 18, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The prime and backups crews for the launch of the Russian Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station listen to their certification for launch by a panel of Russian space officials in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at the Cosmonaut Hotel. Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, third from right, and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain launched Oct. 18, 2003, to the ISS. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 7 Commander Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, accompanied by Expedition 7 backups Alexander Kaleri, and Michael Foale, right, participate in the ceremonial flag raising at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 21, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 crew members Alexander Kaleri, front left, Michael Foale along with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain walk off the bus at the launch pad, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, to liftoff in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station science officer and flight engineer for Expedition 7, left, cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 commander, backup crew for Expedition 7 astronaut Michael Foale and cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, right, attend a press conference, Thursday April 10, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale along with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, not seen, ride the elevator to the top of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to launch in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, prepare to board a bus at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, for transportation to the launch pad to liftoff in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the ISS Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, front right, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, lower right, wave from a bus at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before leaving to the launch pad for liftoff in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the ISS Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left, briefs European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, right, partially hidden, during a prelaunch inspection of the spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Oct. 13, 2003. The trio will be launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 18. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, right, along with Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, center, are joined by European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia outside Moscow, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, before departing for the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station scheduled for Oct. 18. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, left, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri gather on a bus following their arrival in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, in preparation for their Oct. 18 launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome onboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left foreground, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale walk to a bus at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, for transportation to the launch pad to liftoff in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the ISS Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Michael Foale, left, Expedition 7 backup crew member; Edward T. Lu, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer; Alexander Y. Kaleri, backup crew member; and Yuri I. Malenchenko, Mission Commander, right are pictured as they visit the quarters of Yuri Gagarin after having visited the Soyuz launch pad and performing a final check of the Soyuz capsule at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 22, 2003. Photo credit: (NASA/Scott Andrews)

NASA Expedition 25 Flight Engineer, left, Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, and Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka receive the traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel the evening before their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, responds to a reporter's question as Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, look on during a prelaunch news conference, Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, receive final well wishes from Russian and U.S. officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to their launch on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Expedition 25 Flight Engineer, left, Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, and Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka receive the traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel the evening before their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri share a moment while suiting up prior to departing for the launch pad with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left, and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, isten to their certification for launch by a panel of Russian space officials in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at the Cosmonaut Hotel. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Victor Grin, a member of the Russian State Commission, left, greets Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, far right, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, upon their arrival in Baikonur, Kazakhstan for the Oct. 18 launch of a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Clockwise from top right, Expedition 7 Commander, Yuri I. Malenchenko, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, Edward T. Lu and prime crew Flight Surgeon Tom Marshburn, unidentified Russian flight surgeon, along with cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and astronaut Michael Foale, top left, eat dinner at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 9, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 7 Commander, Yuri I. Malenchenko, second from left, facing camera, NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, Edward T. Lu, center, and prime crew Flight Surgeon Thomas Marshburn eat dinner at the Cosmonaut Hotel along with the backup crew members, astronaut Michael Foale, left, back to camera, cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, center, back to camera, and an unidentified Russian flight surgeon in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 9, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, second left and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri along with Gen. Valery Korzun, the Chief of the Cosmonaut Corps, front right, watch home videos aboard the bus transporting the crew to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 prior to the crew's launch to the Interrnational Space Station. The viewing of home videos on the bus is one of many prelaunch traditions for all departing crews. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before launch. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

With a throng of reporters looking on, the prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency Astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before heading to the launch pad. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Russian Aviation and Space Agency Deputy Director-General Nikolai Moiseev, left, offers a final farewell to Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, third from right, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, foreground right, prior to their departure for the launch pad, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, is joined by his backup, Bill McArthur outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, for the traditional raising of the flags of the crewmembers who will launch Saturday, Oct. 18 on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station in Baikonur, Kazahstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque, far left, and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri who will launch with Foale, raise the flags of Spain and Russia outside their hotel. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

With a throng of reporters looking on, the prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency Astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before heading to the launch pad. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

With NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, far right, looking on, the prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 prior to their departure for launch. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS008-E-12281 (9 January 2004) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, works at the Vozdukh CO2 scrubber in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-12276 (9 January 2004) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, is pictured in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka, far left, has his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Fellow crew members Flight Engineer Scott Kelly, fourth from right, and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, third from right, look on. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, foreground and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale along with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, not pictured, are escorted to the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003. The trio were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The crews of Expedition 25 and Expedition 26 are seen on a large screen TV at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia shortly after Expedition 26's arrival to the International Space Station on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. From top left clockwise: Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly, Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka, Flight Engineer and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Flight Engineer Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineer Catherine Coleman. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, bottom, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, top and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, receive final well wishes from Russian and U.S. officials at the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS008-E-05865 (12 November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, moves a Zero-G Storage Rack (ZSR) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri, who represents Rosaviakosmos, commanded the Soyuz flight that took the crew to the station last month.

ISS008-E-10768 (28 December 2003) --- Astronaut C. Michael Foale (left), Expedition 8 mission commander and NASA ISS science officer, and cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, flight engineer, pose with holiday decorations in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-07385 (9 December 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, holds the top end-cap for the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) gyroscope in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05893 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05854 (12 November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, moves a Zero-G Storage Rack (ZSR) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri, who represents Rosaviakosmos, commanded the Soyuz flight that took the crew to the station last month.

ISS007-E-18035 (26 October 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri (left), Expedition 8 flight engineer, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, hold tools in the Unity node on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05967 (23 November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05881 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-12270 (9 January 2004) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, uses a communication system as he works in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05884 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-12269 (9 January 2004) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, uses a communication system as he works in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05856 (12 November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, moves a Zero-G Storage Rack (ZSR) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri, who represents Rosaviakosmos, commanded the Soyuz flight that took the crew to the station last month.

ISS008-E-05896 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, enters a Soyuz spacecraft from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05894 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05880 (November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, attired in his thermal undergarment prior to donning a Russian Orlan spacesuit (right), is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-08615 (16 December 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, works to remove and replace a Heat Exchanger on the SKV-2 Air Conditioner in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-05964 (23 November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS008-E-06103 (23 November 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos.