Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins smiles after being fitted into his Russian Sokol suit on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins is lifted out of the chair after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov is seen speaking to his family after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Ryazanskiy, Hopkins and Kotov on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Ryazanskiy, Hopkins and Kotov on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Kotov, Hopkins and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins is seen smiling before having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov smiles as he awaits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins is seen speaking to his family after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins is seen speaking to his family after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy speaks to family and friends after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Sergey Ryazanskiy is seen smiling after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins is seen smiling after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Ryazanskiy, Hopkins and Kotov on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov smiles after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy is seen speaking to his family after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 crew members, Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Roscosmos, and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, right, wave farewell to family and friends as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 crew members, Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Roscosmos, and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, right, depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, right, and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins pose for a photo before having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked ahead of their launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 crew members, Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Roscosmos, and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, right, wave farewell to family and friends as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins is seen speaking to his family after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 crew members, Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Roscosmos, and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, right, wave farewell to family and friends as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, left, is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy looks on, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, top, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, bottom, wave farewell from the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Their Soyuz TMA-10M rocket launched at 2:58 a.m. local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Alexei Leonov (left), the first human to walk in space in March 1965, has a word with the daughter of Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) during traditional ceremonies May 16 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Afterward, Parmitano, Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin flew to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for launch May 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft and the start of a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins performs the traditional door signing before he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy depart the Cosmonaut Hotel for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov performs the traditional door signing before he and fellow crewmates, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy depart the Cosmonaut Hotel for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy performs the traditional door signing before he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins depart the Cosmonaut Hotel for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The flags representing Kazakhstan, the United States and Russia are shown at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Scheduled to launch on September 26 local time are Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov performs the traditional door signing before he and fellow crewmates, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy depart the Cosmonaut Hotel for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins waves to friends and family at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Hopkins, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Joel Montalbano, NASA Deputy International Space Station (ISS) Program Manager, during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineers Michael Hopkins of NASA and Sergey Ryazanskiy of Russia at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov answers a reporter’s question at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
NASA backup crewmember Steve Swanson waves hello at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Hopkins, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 backup crewmember Alexander Skvortsov anwers a reporter’s question at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Kotov, Hopkins and Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) talks during the State Commission meeting at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins answers a reporter's question at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Hopkins, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
A Russian security guard is seen at sunrise on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy performs the traditional door signing before he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins depart the Cosmonaut Hotel for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins talks during the State Commission meeting at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Hopkins, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins performs the traditional door signing before he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy depart the Cosmonaut Hotel for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins answers a reporter's question at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Hopkins, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov anwers a reporter’s question at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) talks during the State Commission meeting at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Ryazanskiy, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket and Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft are assembled at Building 112 on the Baikonur Cosmodrome, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, far left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, far right, wave and give the thumbs up following a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Hopkings, Kotov, Ryazanski on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 backup crewmembers Steve Swanson of NASA, left, and Alexander Skvortsov of Russia are seen at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket and Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft are assembled at Building 112 on the Baikonur Cosmodrome, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
The base of the Soyuz solid rocket boosters are seen at Building 112 on the Baikonur Cosmodrome, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of Building 112 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to make its way to the launch pad, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket and Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft are assembled at Building 112 on the Baikonur Cosmodrome, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, left, and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov share a laugh at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Hopkins, Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, left, and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy share a laugh at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Kotov, Ryazanski and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is seen reflected in the glasses of Expedition 36 backup Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) with Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineers; Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, and Karen Nyberg of NASA, is scheduled for Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Yurchikhin, Nyberg, and, Parmitano, will remain aboard the station until mid-November. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
An Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch hours before its scheduled launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch hours before its scheduled launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch pad shortly after being lifted into its upright position on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-10M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 carrying Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz rocket launched at 2:58 a.m. local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch pad shortly after being lifted into its upright position on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch hours before its scheduled launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, far left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, backup crewmembers Steve Swanson of NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of Russia and Oleg Artemyev of Russia, far right, are seen posing for a photo following a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch pad shortly after being lifted into its upright position on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
An Orthodox priest blesses members of the public at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
An Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is seen on its launch pad shortly after being lifted into its upright position on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)