The Soyuz TMA-05M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday, July 15, 2012 carrying Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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The tail end of the flame from the Soyuz TMA-05M rocket is seen after it launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday, July 15, 2012 carrying Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Launch

Expedition 32 crew members JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, left, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, right, wave farewell as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel on Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide onboard launched at 8:40 a.m. later that morning Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

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The flags representing Kazakhstan and the nations of the three crewmembers who will launch in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft are shown at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, July 12, 2012. From left to right are the flags of Russia, Japan, the United States and Kazakhstan. Scheduled to launch on the morning of July 15 local time are Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, second from left, and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams are escorted to the Soyuz rocket by senior ROSCOMOS management at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, Williams and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide aboard launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media shortly after blessing the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is seen moments before being raised at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Blessing

An Orthodox priest talks to members of the press just after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Blessing

An Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is raised into position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Blessing

An Orthodox priest talks to members of the press just after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is raised into position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, bottom, JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, top, wave farewell from the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sunday, July 15, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide is scheduled for 8:40 a.m. local. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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Expedition 32 Docking with ISS

View from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center shows a photo of the Expedition 32 crew members gathered together, Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Korolev, Russia. Pictured are Expedition 32 crew members JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, far left, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, Flight Engineer Sergei Revin of Russia, far right. Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide's arrival to the International Space Station comes two days after they launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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JSC2012-E-096291 (22 Feb. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (right), Expedition 32 flight engineer and Expedition 33 commander; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (left) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, both Expedition 32/33 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

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JSC2012-E-042059 (23 Aug. 2011) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (center), Expedition 31 flight engineer and Expedition 32 commander; along with NASA astronaut Joe Acaba (left) and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Revin, both Expedition 31/32 flight engineers, take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

Expedition 32 Docking with ISS

View from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center shows live television of the Expedition 32 crew members gathered together on the International Space Station a few hours after the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft docked on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Korolev, Russia. Pictured are Expedition 32 crew members NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, back left, Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, Sergei Revin of Russia, back right, Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, front left, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, bottom right. Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide's arrival to the International Space Station comes two days after they launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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Expedition 32 Press Conference

Quarantined Expedition 32 prime crew members, from left, JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, Russian Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, along with Expedition 32 backup few members, Tom Marshburn, Roman Romanenko and Chris Hadfield prepare to answer reporters questions from behind glass during a prelaunch press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide is scheduled for 8:40 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 15. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 backup crew members Tom Marshburn of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency walked to a Soyuz simulator as they prepared for their final Soyuz qualification test June 19, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineers Suni Williams and Aki Hoshide practiced similar scenarios nearby in advance of their final approval for launch to the International Space Station, scheduled for July 15, 2012. Photo credit: NASA

Expedition 32 Press Conference

Quarantined Expedition 32 prime crew members, from left, JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, Russian Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, along with Expedition 32 backup few members, Tom Marshburn, Roman Romanenko and Chris Hadfield pose for photograhers from behind glass during a prelaunch press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide is scheduled for 8:40 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 15. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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(2 July 2012) --- With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko carries his daughter July 2, 2012 prior to boarding a bus that would take him and his Expedition 32 crewmates -- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams - to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch to the International Space Station on July 15 (Kazakhstan time) in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

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(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 backup crew member Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency strikes a poses during a photo session with the media at a Soyuz vehicle mockup before a final qualification test June 19, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Hadfield’s colleagues, prime crew members Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineers Suni Williams of NASA and Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency practiced similar scenarios nearby in advance of their final approval for launch to the International Space Station July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA

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(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 backup crew member Tom Marshburn of NASA answers questions from the media at a Soyuz vehicle mockup before a final qualification test June 19, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Marshburn’s colleagues, prime crew members Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineers Suni Williams of NASA and Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency practiced similar scenarios nearby in advance of their final approval for launch to the International Space Station July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA

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(2 July 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia on July 2, 2012, Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams waves goodbye prior to boarding a bus for a flight that would take her and her Expedition 32 crewmates -- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (background left) - to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch to the International Space Station on July 15 (Kazakhstan time) in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft from Baikonur. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-205M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is positioned near a bunker at the launch pad following its rollout, Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the morning of July 15 local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is seen through a radio tower structure following its arrival at its launch pad, Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the morning of July 15 local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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NASA Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of the Expedition 33/34 crew (right) exchanges stories with Expedition 32 crewmembers Joe Acaba of NASA (left), Sergei Revin (second from the left) and Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka (second from the right) at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia October 9, 2012. Ford, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin, flew to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch to the International Space Station on October 23 in their Soyuz TMA-6M spacecraft. Padalka, Revin and Acaba, who returned to Earth in their Soyuz spacecraft September 17 after four months in space, attended welcome home ceremonies at the Training Center following the departure of Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin for Baikonur. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

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(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 backup crew members Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Tom Marshburn of NASA (right) answer questions from the media at a Soyuz vehicle mockup before their final qualification test June 19, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. The prime crew, Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineers Suni Williams of NASA and Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency practiced similar scenarios nearby in advance of their final approval for launch to the International Space Station July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka (center) and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin share a light moment as they pose with their “Sokol” launch and entry suits in the Cosmodrome’s integration facility May 3, 2012 during a dress rehearsal of launch day activities in advance of their launch May 15 to the International Space Station. Acaba, Padalka and Revin will spend four months aboard the orbital outpost. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA conducts pressure and leak checks to his “Sokol” launch and entry suit May 3, 2012 during a suited dress rehearsal of launch day activities as part of the final training he, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are undergoing in advance of their launch May 15 on the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft to the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 31/32 prime crewmembers pose for pictures outside their Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft during their suited “fit check” dress rehearsal of launch day activities in advance of a May 15 launching to the International Space Station. Seated from left to right in their “Sokol” launch and entry suits are Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, right, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, left, receive a formal go for launch from Vitaly Alexandrovich Lopota, President of Energia, left, and Vladimir Popovkin, Director of Roscosmos prior to their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide onboard launched at 8:40 a.m. later that morning Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

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At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko answered questions during a pre-launch news conference June 22, 2012. The crew will travel to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2 for final preparations leading to their launch July 15 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (right) arrive at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2, 2012 after a flight from their training base in Star City, Russia for final pre-launch preparations. The trio will be launched July 15 from Baikonur to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05 spacecraft for a four-month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency participates in a leak check of his Russian launch and entry suit July 3, 2012 as part of the suited “fit check” of the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft that will launch him, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA to the International Space Station on July 15. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams lies in a chair to have her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Williams, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

A russian space engineer waves hello as the Soyuz TMA-05M is rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams lies in a chair to have her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Williams, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

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Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko lies in a chair to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

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Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, right, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, left, leave building 254 following their suit up for launch Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide onboard launched at 8:40 a.m. later that morning Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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At the Kremlin Wall at Red Square in Moscow where Russian space icons are interred, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency laid flowers June 22, 2012 as part of the traditional ceremonies prior to launch July 15 to the International Space Station. Hoshide, along with NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko will fly to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2 for final preparations for their launch in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll

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At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko grasped hands at the completion of a pre-launch news conference June 22, 2012. The crew will travel to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2 for final preparations leading to their launch July 15 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA looks up at the control panel aboard his Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft May 3, 2012 during a suited “fit check” dress rehearsal of launch day activities in advance of his launch May 15 along with Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin to the International Space Station. Acaba, Padalka and Revin will spend four months aboard the orbital outpost. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko lies in a chair to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

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Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams dons her Russian Sokol suit in preparation for her launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Williams, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for 8:40 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is readied for its encapsulation into the upper stage of its Soyuz booster July 8, 2012 in advance of its rollout to the launch pad July 12 and the launch of its occupants, Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency July 15 for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA flashes a smile as he climbs aboard his Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft May 3, 2012 during a suited “fit check” dress rehearsal of launch day activities in advance of his launch May 15 along with Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin to the International Space Station. Acaba, Padalka and Revin will spend four months aboard the orbital outpost. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka (center) and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin walk past their Soyuz booster rocket in the Cosmodrome’s integration facility May 3, 2012 following a suited “fit check” dress rehearsal of launch day activities in advance of their launch May 15 to the International Space Station. Acaba, Padalka and Revin will spend four months aboard the orbital outpost. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams participates in a leak check of her Russian launch and entry suit July 3, 2012 as part of the suited “fit check” of the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft that will launch her, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the International Space Station on July 15. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams climbs into her Russian launch and entry suit July 3, 2012 for the suited “fit check” in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft that will launch her, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the International Space Station on July 15. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft (right) is readied for its encapsulation into the upper stage of its Soyuz booster (left) July 8, 2012 in advance of its rollout to the launch pad July 12 and the launch of its occupants, Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency July 15 for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide lies in a chair to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Hoshide, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

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Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA affixes a crew patch to the cabin of the plane that carried her, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (left) and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (not pictured) July 2, 2012 from their training base in Star City, Russia to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. The trio will be launched July 15 from Baikonur to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft for a four-month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, right, shakes hands with Vladimir Popovkin, Director of Roscosmos prior to her launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Williams is seen with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, center, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. The Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide onboard launched at 8:40 a.m. later that morning Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft prepares to leave its integration facility for the launch pad, Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (right) arrive at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2, 2012 after a flight from their training base in Star City, Russia for final pre-launch preparations. The trio will be launched July 15 from Baikonur to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05 spacecraft for a four-month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, left, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams wait after having their Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Hoshide, Malenchenko and Williams is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams rests during a leak check of her Russian launch and entry suit July 3, 2012 as part of the suited “fit check” of the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft that will launch her, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the International Space Station on July 15. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide lies in a chair to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Hoshide, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency gets in a round of billiards at the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 9, 2012 as he prepares for launch July 15 to the International Space Station in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Hoshide will launch with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency climbs into his Russian launch and entry suit July 3, 2012 for the suited “fit check” in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft that will launch him, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams to the International Space Station on July 15. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko lies in a chair to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

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Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA gets in a round of ping-pong at the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 9, 2012 as she prepares for launch July 15 to the International Space Station in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Williams will launch with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams dons her Russian Sokol suit in preparation for her launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Williams, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for 8:40 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Canadian Space Agency Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield, one of the members of the Expedition 32/33 backup crew, tests out binoculars July 3, 2012 as part of the pre-launch training that will lead to the launch of the prime crew, Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams of NASA and Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on July 15 to the International Space Station on the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Preflight

Expedition 32 crew members NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, third from left, receives the traditional blessing by an Orthodox priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel on Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Williams is seen with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, center, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. The Soyuz spacecraft with Williams, Malenchenko and Hoshide aboard launched later that morning at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Social

A participant at a NASA Social in Washington listens to astronaut Joe Acaba answer questions about his time living aboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 at NASA Headquarters. NASA astronaut Acaba launched to the ISS on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft May 15, 2012, spending 123 days aboard as a flight engineer of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. He recently returned to Earth on Sept. 17 after four months in low earth orbit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

The upper stages of the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft are hoisted in the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 11, 2012 in preparation for mating with the first stage as preparations continued for the launch July 15 of Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (right) walk by the upper stage of their Soyuz booster rocket in the Integration Facility July 3, 2012 as they completed a suited “fit check” of the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft that they will launch in July 15 to the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA boards the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft in its assembly building May 11, 2012, as he, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin completed their final inspection of the vehicle prior to their launch May 15 to begin a four-months mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

NASA Social

NASA astronaut Joe Acaba answers questions at a behind-the-scenes NASA Social at NASA Headquarters on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Washington. Acaba launched to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft May 15, 2012, spending 123 days aboard as a flight engineer of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. He recently returned to Earth on Sept. 17 after four months in low earth orbit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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NASA astronaut Joe Acaba answers questions at a behind-the-scenes NASA Social at NASA Headquarters on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Washington. Acaba launched to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft May 15, 2012, spending 123 days aboard as a flight engineer of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. He recently returned to Earth on Sept. 17 after four months in low earth orbit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the next trio of crewmembers bound for the International Space Station pose in front of the hatchway to their Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft May 11, 2012 as they completed their final “fit check” inspection of the vehicle in its assembly building prior to launch. Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Sergei Revin (left), Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba (right) will liftoff from Baikonur May 15 to begin a four-month mission on the orbital complex. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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At the the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 32/33 crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the engines of the first stage of their Soyuz booster rocket July 10, 2012 following a final check of the Soyuz TMA-05M vehicle they will launch in July 15 to the International Space Station. From left to right are Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 32 Press Conference

Quarantined Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is presented with a traditional Kazakh whip during a prelaunch press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Williams, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for 8:40 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 15. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)