View from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia a little more than an hour before the planned docking of the Soyuz TMA-05M to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012.  Onboard the soyuz spacecraft are Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide.  The crew of three launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Sunday, July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Docking with ISS
A television screen as seen from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia shows the Soyuz TMA-05M as it docks to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Onboard the soyuz spacecraft are Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide.  The crew of three launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Docking with ISS
Alexey Krasnov, Director, Human Space Flight Program for Roscosmos speaks at a press conference following the docking of the Soyuz TMA-05M with the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia. Onboard the soyuz spacecraft are Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide.  The crew of three launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Docking with ISS
Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, left, Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka, center, and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin sit in chairs outside the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after they landed in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.  Acaba, Padalka and Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is helped from a Russian Search and Rescue all terrain vehicle (ATV) after he and Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin returned from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.  Acaba, Padalka and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin is seen as he rests outside the Soyuz TMA-04M capsule just minutes after he and Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba landed in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Revin, Padalka and Acaba are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is carried in a chair to the medical tent after he and Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin landed in their Soyuz TMA-04M capsule in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.  Acaba, Padalka and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is helped from a Russian Search and Rescue all terrain vehicle (ATV) to his helicopter after he and Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin returned from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.  Acaba, Padalka and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 Russian cosmonaut Sergei Revin, center, is welcomed to Kostanay, Kazakhstan after he and Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba returned from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.  Revin, Padalka and Padalka returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is seen as he rests outside the Soyuz TMA-04M capsule just minutes after he and Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin landed in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. NASA Astronaut Acaba, Russian Cosmonauts Padalka and Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
A view inside inside the Russian Search and Rescue helicopter that will carry Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba from the Soyuz TMA-04M landing site in a remote area outside Arkalyk, Kazakhstan to Kostanay, Kazakhstan shortly after he and Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin returned from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Acaba, Padalka and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is seen as he rests outside the Soyuz TMA-04M capsule just minutes after he and Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin landed in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. NASA Astronaut Acaba, Russian Cosmonauts Padalka and Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba rests on the Russian Search and Rescue helicopter that is carrying him from the Soyuz TMA-04M landing site in a remote area outside Arkalyk, Kazakhstan to Kostanay, Kazakhstan shortly after he and Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin returned from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Acaba, Padalka and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, September 17, 2012.  Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit:  (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
ISS033-E-005138 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.
Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
ISS033-E-005180 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.
Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, September 17, 2012.  Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit:  (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
ISS033-E-005187 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.
Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
Russian support personnel are seen as they access the crew of the Soyuz TMA-04M capsule shortly after it landed with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia and Flight Engineers Joe Acaba of NASA and Sergei Revin of Russia in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.  Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
ISS033-E-005112 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.
Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is seen following its landing with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, September 17, 2012.  Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit:  (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
ISS033-E-005123 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.
Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, September 17, 2012.  Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit:  (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
ISS033-E-005131 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.
Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, September 17, 2012.  Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit:  (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
ISS033-E-005166 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.
Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, September 17, 2012.  Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Photo Credit:  (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
ISS033-E-005115 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.
Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is attended to by crew support personnel following his landing in the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.  Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Padalka and Revin are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 Commander is welcomed home upon his arrival in Star City, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in Russia.  Padalka, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin landed in their Soyuz TMA-04M earlier that day in a remote area outside of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan.  They returned home from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Landing
ISS032-E-019559 (19 August 2012) --- Onboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Expedition 32 crew member, holds the ball-shaped Russian Sfera satellite that was to be deployed during a planned spacewalk on Aug. 20, 2012.
Acaba with Sfera satellite in Node 1
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)
Expedition 32 Preflight
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 Preflight
Expedition 33 flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko, left, is welcomed home upon his arrival in Star City, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 in Russia.  Malenchenko, Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams and JAXA flight engineer Akihiko Hoshide landed in their Soyuz TMA-05M earlier that day in a remote area outside of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan.  They returned home from four months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 32 and 33 crews.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 33 Soyuz Landing
ISS016-E-009775 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember after the shuttle undocked from the International Space Station. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007. A Russian spacecraft docked to the station is visible at top.
View of Discovery after undocking from the ISS during the STS-120 Mission
ISS016-E-009752 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember after the shuttle undocked from the International Space Station. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Discovery after undocking from the ISS during the STS-120 Mission
ISS016-E-009765 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember after the shuttle undocked from the International Space Station. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Discovery after undocking from the ISS during the STS-120 Mission
ISS016-E-009764 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember after the shuttle undocked from the International Space Station. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Discovery after undocking from the ISS during the STS-120 Mission
ISS016-E-009791 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember after the shuttle undocked from the International Space Station. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007. A Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station is visible in the foreground.
Discovery after undocking from ISS during the STS-120 Mission
Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is seen on the TV screen at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia a few hours after the Soyuz TMA-05M docked to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012.  Williams boarded the ISS with fellow crew members Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. The crew of three launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Sunday, July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Docking with ISS
Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams’ sister and friend brought a photo of William’s dog “Gorby” in support of her arrival to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia. The Soyuz docked to the International Space Station with Williams and fellow crew members Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide two days after they launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Docking with ISS
Dina Pandya, Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams’ sister, says hello after her arrival to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia. The Soyuz docked to the International Space Station with Williams and fellow crew members Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide two days after they launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 32 Docking with ISS
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 Preflight
Back dropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon is the International Space Station (ISS) as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. The latest configuration of the ISS includes the Italian-built U.S. Node 2, named Harmony, and the P6 truss segment installed over 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station by the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
International Space Station (ISS)
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)
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 Preflight
S120-E-008537 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Fly-around view of the ISS by the STS-120 crew
S120-E-009759 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Flyaround view of ISS after undocking
Back dropped by the blueness of Earth is the International Space Station (ISS) as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. The latest configuration of the ISS includes the Italian-built U.S. Node 2, named Harmony, and the P6 truss segment installed over 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station by the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
International Space Station (ISS)
S120-E-009808 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Flyaround view of ISS after undocking
S120-E-008544 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by a colorful Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Fly-around view of the ISS by the STS-120 crew
S120-E-009604 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Flyaround view of ISS after undocking
S120-E-008548 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by rugged Earth terrain, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Fly-around view of the ISS by the STS-120 crew
S120-E-009804 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Flyaround view of ISS after undocking
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)
Expedition 32 Launch
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 Preflight
S120-E-008525 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Flyaround view of the ISS by the STS-120 crew
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)
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 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)
Expedition 32 Preflight
S120-E-008531 (5 Nov. 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007.
Fly-around view of the ISS by the STS-120 crew
ISS032-E-007896 (15 July 2012) --- The Expedition 32 crew onboard the International Space Station, flying an altitude of approximately 240 miles, recorded a series of images of Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, on July 15.  NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, flight engineer, recorded the series of images from the Tranquility node.  The Canadarm2 robot arm is in the foreground.
Earth Observation
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)
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)
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)
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 Preflight
ISS034-E-005003 (18 Nov. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Nov. 19, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, are returning from four months onboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 32 and 33 crews.
Soyuz TMA-05M Spacecraft departs from the ISS
ISS034-E-005005 (18 Nov. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Nov. 19, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, are returning from four months onboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 32 and 33 crews.
Soyuz TMA-05M Spacecraft departs from the ISS
ISS034-E-005022 (18 Nov. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Nov. 19, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, are returning from four months onboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 32 and 33 crews.
Soyuz TMA-05M Spacecraft departs from the ISS
ISS032-E-026396 (11 Sept. 2012) --- Expedition 32 crew members pose for an in-flight crew portrait in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Pictured from the left (front row) are Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Revin, all flight engineers. Pictured on the back row are Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (right), commander, and NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, flight engineer. A special tool, fashioned onboard for the Sept. 5 spacewalk, floats freely in the foreground.
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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)
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)
Expedition 32 Docking with ISS