iss038e055233 (2/24/2014) --- Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 38 Commander, is seen during a Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) exercise. This activity was performed for the DAN investigation where researchers revealed that crew members inadvertently hold their breath longer in microgravity than on the ground, especially if the crewmember is lying face up. A better understanding of the supply of oxygen to the body in microgravity allows researchers to provide the environment necessary for adequate intracellular functions and basic human health in space.
JSC2006-E-50531 (21 Sept. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov is seen during a traditional tree planting ceremony at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Saturday, June 2, 2018 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Kotov was in Karaganda to help support the Expedition 55 crew Soyuz landing from the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, right, answers a reporter's question as Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer looks on during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Dec., 19, 2009. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan, is scheduled for Monday, Dec., 21, 2009 at 3:52a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov listens to a reporter's question during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Dec., 19, 2009. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan, is scheduled for Monday, Dec., 21, 2009 at 3:52a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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 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 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 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 23 Commander Oleg Kotov is seen sitting in a chair outside the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after he and fellow crew members T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi landed in their Soyuz TMA-17 capsule near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. NASA Astronaut Creamer, Russian Cosmonaut Kotov and Japanese Astronaut Noguchi are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 22 and 23 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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 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 37/38 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 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 23 Commander Oleg Kotov is carried in a chair to the medical tent just minutes after he and fellow crew members T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi landed in their Soyuz TMA-17 capsule near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. NASA Astronaut Creamer, Russian Cosmonaut Kotov and Japanese Astronaut Noguchi are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 22 and 23 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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 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)
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)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, left, answers a reporter's question as Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of the Japan looks on during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Dec., 19, 2009. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan, is scheduled for Monday, Dec., 21, 2009 at 3:52a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Sergei Krikalev, Director of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, answers a reporter's question, Monday, April 23, 2012 in Star City, Russia. Krikalev is joined by Oleg Kotov, Deputy Director, GCTC. 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)
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 at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 23 Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi, left, Commander Oleg Kotov, center, and Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer sit in chairs outside the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after they landed near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. NASA Astronaut Creamer, Russian Cosmonaut Kotov and Japanese Astronaut Noguchi are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 22 and 23 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, left, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., back center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan are walked from their bus to the soyuz rocket at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan wave farewell from the bottom of the soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, seated left, dons his Russian Sokol as Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan, seated right, looks on at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. Kotov, Noguchi and NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S. launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan wave farewell from the bottom of the soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of the Japan listen to a reporter's question during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Dec., 19, 2009. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Creamer, Kotov, and Noguchi, is scheduled for Monday, Dec., 21, 2009 at 3:52a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia smiles for photographers after performing the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan before departing with fellow crew members, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan to suit up for their launch, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., left, talks with Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, right, while Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. The Expedition 22 crew members launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, center, has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch while NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., left, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan wait at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. The Expedition 22 crew members launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 23 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer, left, Commander Oleg Kotov, center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi wear ceremonial Kazakhstan hats and robes presented to them during a welcome home ceremony held at the Karaganda airport in Karaganda, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. NASA Astronaut Creamer, Russian Cosmonaut Kotov and Japanese Astronaut Noguchi landed their Soyuz TMA-17 Capsule near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan and returned from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 22 and 23 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 23 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer, left, Commander Oleg Kotov, center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi wear ceremonial Kazakhstan hats and robes presented to them during a welcome home ceremony held at the Karaganda airport in Karaganda, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. NASA Astronaut Creamer, Russian Cosmonaut Kotov and Japanese Astronaut Noguchi landed their Soyuz TMA-17 Capsule near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan and returned from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 22 and 23 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, center, has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch while NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., left, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan wait at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. The Expedition 22 crew members launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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)
Queen Elizabeth II, lower right, talks to Expedition 15 crew members from left, NASA astronaut, Sunita Williams, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin and cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov aboard the International Space Station crew along with NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, lower left and NASA astronaut Michael Foale during a downlink at the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Operational Control Room, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in Greenbelt, Md. NASA Goddard was one of the last stops on the Queen's six-day visit to the United States. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 22 crew members, seated from left, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan and their backup crew members, standing from left, NASA’s Doug Wheelock, Russian Anton Shkaplerov and Japan’s Satoshi Furakawa, pose for a group photo shortly after donning their flight suits a few hours before the scheduled launch of the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sunday Dec. 20, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A large TV screen in Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia shows Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov, right, welcoming NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson onboard the International Space Station after she and fellow crew members Expedition 23 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko docked their Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft on Sunday, April 4, 2010. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Live video from the International Space Station is shown on the screen in the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, outside Moscow, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, bottom right, Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko, bottom center, and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor docked their Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft to the station at 10:50 a.m. EDT. October 12. Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, top left, and Flight Engineers Oleg Kotov and Clay Anderson, top right, welcomed the new crew aboard the ISS when the hatches were opened at 12:22 p.m. EDT. Both crews will work together for about nine days before Yurchikhin, Kotov and Shukor depart for Earth in their Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The crew of Expedition 23 are seen on a large TV screen in the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia, Sunday, April 4, 2010, shortly after the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station and delivered Expedition 23 Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov, Mikhail Kornienko and Tracy Caldwell Dyson. Clockwise from top right are NASA astronaut TJ Creamer, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Soichi Noguchi and Expedition 23 commander Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov . Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
ISS015-E-18870 (21 July 2007) --- Cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, prepares to eat a meal at the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. A bag of food floats freely in the foreground near Kotov.
ISS015-E-23899 (24 Aug. 2007) --- Cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, works in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Kotov occupied an "operator seat", which is a portable chair that replicates a crewmember's anatomical back curvature.
ISS023-E-042388 (10 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station.
ISS023-E-037191 (9 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station.
ISS023-E-037182 (9 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station.
ISS023-E-042396 (10 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station.
ISS023-E-026270 (21 April 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured in his crew quarters compartment on the International Space Station.
ISS023-E-041678 (16 May 2010) --- This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including main engines, part of the cargo bay, vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041568 (16 May 2010) --- This view of the nose of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041570 (16 May 2010) --- This view of crew cabin and forward payload bay of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041586 (16 May 2010) --- This view of crew cabin and forward payload bay of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041569 (16 May 2010) --- This view of crew cabin of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041581 (16 May 2010) --- This close-up view of the vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041580 (16 May 2010) --- This partial view of the port wing of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041601 (16 May 2010) --- This view of the underside of the crew cabin of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041582 (16 May 2010) --- This partial view of the starboard wing of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041663 (16 May 2010) --- This view of the underside of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041682 (16 May 2010) --- This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including main engines, part of the cargo bay, vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
ISS023-E-041593 (16 May 2010) --- This view of crew cabin of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 23 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-132 vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
Expedition 37 Crew News Conference (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazansky, Michael Hopkins). Photo Date: July 17, 2013. Location: Building 2N - Press Conference Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 37 Crew News Conference (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazansky, Michael Hopkins). Photo Date: July 17, 2013. Location: Building 2N - Press Conference Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
PHOTO DATE: 5-3-13 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Soyuz 36 crew (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazanskiy and Michael Hopkins) in their Routine Ops training. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
ISS023-E-042456 (10 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, poses for a photo with a plant experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS023-E-042386 (10 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station. Earth?s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS037-E-003198 (27 Sept. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 37 flight engineer, is pictured in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-035434 (25 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with the Plasma Crystal-3 experiment in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
Expedition 37 Crew News Conference (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazansky, Michael Hopkins). Photo Date: July 17, 2013. Location: Building 2N - Press Conference Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 37 Crew News Conference (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazansky, Michael Hopkins). Photo Date: July 17, 2013. Location: Building 2N - Press Conference Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
ISS022-E-023629 (11 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, poses for a photo with two Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-020749 (6 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-023626 (11 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, poses for a photo with two Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-020764 (7 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment and Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-020665 (7 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.
PHOTO DATE: 5-3-13 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Soyuz 36 crew (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazanskiy and Michael Hopkins) in their Routine Ops training. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
ISS023-E-025896 (18 April 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured near fresh fruit floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-032391 (18 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, uses a computer in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
PHOTO DATE: 5-3-13 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Soyuz 36 crew (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazanskiy and Michael Hopkins) in their Routine Ops training. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
ISS022-E-015762 (24 Dec. 2009) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, poses for a photo in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
ISS023-E-025895 (18 April 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured near fresh fruit floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS023-E-031746 (1 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured near fresh fruit floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-19179 (April 2007) --- Cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, works with a test sample in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS015-E-32311 (October 2007) --- Cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, poses for a photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-030598 (19 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, moves a stowage bag in the Zarya Functional Cargo Block (FGB) of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-040617 (28 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, is pictured while working with the Plasma Crystal-3 experiment in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS022-E-036248 (21 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams (background), commander, work in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.
JSC2013-E-013368 (February 2013) --- Portrait of Expedition 35 backup Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Roscosmos, attired in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
ISS015-E-35255 (12 Oct. 2007) --- Cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, holds a still camera in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
PHOTO DATE: 5-3-13 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Soyuz 36 crew (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazanskiy and Michael Hopkins) in their Routine Ops training. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
ISS022-E-030597 (19 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer, is pictured near a stowage bag floating freely in the Zarya Functional Cargo Block (FGB) of the International Space Station.
Expedition 37 Crew News Conference (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazansky, Michael Hopkins). Photo Date: July 17, 2013. Location: Building 2N - Press Conference Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
ISS015-E-20241 (29 July 2007) --- Cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, uses a communication system in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.