ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer (wearing soccer shirt), is photographed during ATV equipment preparation in the Service Module (SM) prior to ATV launch.

Astronaut Reid Wiseman,Expedition 40 flight engineer,is photographed at the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) arm controls in the U.S. Laboratory during the capture and berthing of the Cygnus spacecraft.

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer (wearing soccer shirt), is photographed during ATV equipment preparation in the Service Module (SM) prior to ATV launch.

ISS040-E-020344 (25 June 2014) --- In the International Space Station?s Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (top), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, participate in a training session for the robotic capture of the Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo craft, set to launch on the Orbital-2 commercial resupply services flight no earlier than July 10.

Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and ESA Astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineers, are photographed during ATV equipment preparation in the Service Module (SM) prior to ATV launch.

ISS040-E-055166 (9 July 2014) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, practices grapple procedures with the Canadarm2 in preparation for the upcoming arrival of the Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo craft.

ISS040-E-055101 (9 July 2014) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (background), flight engineer, practice grapple procedures with the Canadarm2 in preparation for the upcoming arrival of the Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo craft.