Expedition 19 Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt and backup spaceflight participant Esther Dyson exercise at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 19 Crew Training
Backup Expedition 19 flight engineer Maxim Suraev, left, backup commander Jeffrey Williams, center, and backup spaceflight participant Esther Dyson participate in training at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 19 Crew Training
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, left, Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka, Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt, third from left, backup Expedition 19 flight engineer Maxim Suraev, backup commander Jeffrey Williams and backup spaceflight participant Esther Dyson, far right, answer questions from behind glass during a press conference on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 19 Press Conference
Expedition 19 prime and backup crew from left, backup Spaceflight Participant Esther Dyson, Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt, Backup Commander Jeffrey Williams, Commander Gennady I. Padalka, backup Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi look at teh view from the Cosmonaut Hotel, Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 19 Crew Relaxes
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, seated left, Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka, seated center, Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt, seated right, backup spaceflight participant Esther Dyson, standing left, backup Expedition 19 flight engineer Maxim Suraev, standing center, and backup commander Jeffrey Williams prepare to talk with space agency officials prior to the launch on Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 19 Launch Day
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, left, Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka, Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt, third from left, backup Expedition 19 flight engineer Maxim Suraev, backup commander Jeffrey Williams and backup spaceflight participant Esther Dyson, far right, are seen in quarantine behind glass during the State Commission meeting on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 19 State Commission
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, seated left, Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka, seated center, Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt, seated right, backup spaceflight participant Esther Dyson, standing left, backup Expedition 19 flight engineer Maxim Suraev, standing center, and backup commander Jeffrey Williams are seen in the suit up room at building 254 on Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 19 Launch Day
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, seated foreground, Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka, seated center, Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt, seated background, backup spaceflight participant Esther Dyson, standing foreground, backup Expedition 19 flight engineer Maxim Suraev, standing center, and backup commander Jeffrey Williams prepare to talk with space agency officials prior to the launch on Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 19 Launch Day