ISS025-E-006987 (9 Oct. 2010) ---NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 25 flight engineer, is pictured inside the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft on docking day with the International Space Station.
ISS025-E-007009 (9 Oct. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 25 flight engineer, is pictured inside the hatch area of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft on docking day with the International Space Station.
ISS025-E-006996 (9 Oct. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, Expedition 25 flight engineer, is pictured inside the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft on docking day with the International Space Station.
ISS025-E-006993 (9 Oct. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, Expedition 25 flight engineer, is pictured inside the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft on docking day with the International Space Station.
ISS025-E-006741 (9 Oct. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, both flight engineers. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
ISS025-E-006743 (9 Oct. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, both flight engineers. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
ISS025-E-006742 (9 Oct. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, both flight engineers. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
ISS025-E-006740 (9 Oct. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, both flight engineers. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
ISS026-E-034570 (16 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (center), Expedition 26 commander; along with Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka (left) and Alexander Kaleri, both flight engineers, are pictured in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft prior to their departure from the International Space Station on March 16, 2011.
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, October 8, 2010 carrying Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Scott J. Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launched at 5:10 a.m Kazakhstan time. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
A security guard keeps watch as the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
A cart is seen in front of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft as it sits on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 25 to the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 8 at 5:10 a.m. local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is raised into vertical position at the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is raised into vertical position at the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is raised into vertical position at the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The TMA-01M is a new modified Soyuz vehicle that features upgraded avionics and a digital cockpit display. The crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, October 8, 2010 carrying Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Scott J. Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launched at 5:10 a.m Kazakhstan time. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, October 8, 2010 carrying Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Scott J. Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launched at 5:10 a.m Kazakhstan time. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian Search and Rescue helicopter arrives as the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft lands with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian Search and Rescue helicopter arrives as the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft lands with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Launch scaffolding is raised into place around the Soyuz rocket shortly after arrival to the launch pad Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-01M is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 25 to the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Launch scaffolding is raised into place around the Soyuz rocket shortly after arrival to the launch pad Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-01M is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 25 to the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Launch scaffolding is raised into place around the Soyuz rocket shortly after arrival to the launch pad Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-01M is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 25 to the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at 5:10 a.m. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M nears its docking with the International Space Station as seen in the video monitor at Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. The TMA-01M delivered the crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka to the ISS. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-01M nears its docking with the International Space Station as seen in the video monitor at Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. The TMA-01M delivered the crew of Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka to the ISS. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 25 Flight Engineers Alexander Kaleri (L) and Oleg Skripochka share a thought September 26, 2010 as they prepared for a suited checkout of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft they and NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly will launch in October 8 to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S., center, and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka wave farewell from the bottom of the soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kaleri, Kelly and Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M rocket later that morning at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S., center, and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka wave farewell from the bottom of the soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kaleri, Kelly and Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M rocket later that morning at 5:10 a.m. Kazakhstan time. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri awaits to have his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in Kazakhstan. Kaleri and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Flight Engineers Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
ISS025-E-006769 (9 Oct. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, both flight engineers. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S. has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kelly and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S. has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kelly and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 25 Flight Engineers Scott Kelly of NASA, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka (left to right) take a moment to pose for pictures in front of their Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft during a training and Soyuz inspection exercise September 26, 2010 as they prepare for launch October 8 to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
JSC2010-E-132986 (17 Sept. 2010) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka (left), Expedition 25 flight engineer, and Alexander Kaleri (center), Soyuz commander, along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (right), flight engineer, pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon at the Kremlin in Moscow Sept. 17, 2010 as part of the ceremonial activities leading to their launch Oct. 8 (Kazakhstan time) in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft for a 5 ? month stay on the International Space Station. Photo credit: Stephanie Stoll/NASA
Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S. has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kelly and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri awaits to have his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kaleri and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Flight Engineers Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S. has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kelly and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 25 crew members prepare to have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S. has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kelly and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
ISS025-E-006950 (9 Oct. 2010) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri (foreground), Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer, and Oleg Skripochka, flight engineer, arrive at the International Space Station to begin their tours aboard the orbiting outpost. Along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, flight engineer, the cosmonauts join a third cosmonaut and two other astronauts already onboard to complete the crew of six. Docking of the Soyuz TMA-01M and the ISS occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
ISS025-E-006909 (9 Oct. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, both flight engineers. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S. has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kelly and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 25 Flight Engineers Scott Kelly of NASA (left), Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka pose for pictures in front of their Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft in the Soyuz assembly facility October 3, 2010 as they prepare for launch October 8 en route to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
ISS025-E-006765 (9 Oct. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, both flight engineers. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
ISS025-E-006890 (9 Oct. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, both flight engineers. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
JSC2010-E-132981 (17 Sept. 2010) --- As part of their ceremonial preflight activities, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 25 flight engineer; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander; and Oleg Skripochka, flight engineer, posed for pictures in front of the Tsar Bell at the Kremlin in Moscow Sept. 17, 2010 as they prepare for the launch Oct. 8 (Kazakhstan time) in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ? month stay on the International Space Station. Photo credit: Jeremiah Maddix/NASA
Expedition 25 NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of the U.S. has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Kelly and fellow Expedition 25 crew members Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka awaits to have his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in Kazakhstan. Skripochka, Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly launched in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
JSC2010-E-180118 (October 2010) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Oct. 29, 2010. Progress 40 resupply vehicle docks to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Progress 39 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port. Soyuz 23 (TMA-19) is attached to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1) and Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-013462 (January 2011) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Jan. 27, 2011. The unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) is berthed to the Harmony node?s nadir port. Soyuz 25 (TMA-20) is docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Progress 39 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port and Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2010-E-120143 (October 2010) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Oct. 8, 2010. Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) docks to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) ? bringing Expedition 25 crew members (Skripochka, Kaleri, Kelly). Progress 39 resupply vehicle is docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port. Soyuz 23 (TMA-19) is attached to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Progress 37 resupply vehicle remains linked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.
JSC2010-E-188990 (November 2010) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Nov. 24, 2010. Soyuz 23 (TMA-19) undocks from the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1), returning Expedition 25 crew members (Wheelock, Walker, Yurchikhin) to Earth. Progress 40 resupply vehicle is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Progress 39 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port and Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-016181 (February 2011) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Feb. 18, 2011. The Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) relocates to the Harmony node?s zenith port in preparation for the arrival of STS-133. Progress 41 resupply vehicle is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Soyuz 25 (TMA-20) is docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Progress 39 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port and Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2010-E-180117 (October 2010) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Oct. 25, 2010. Progress 37 resupply vehicle undocks from the Pirs Docking Compartment. Progress 39 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port. Soyuz 23 (TMA-19) is attached to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1) and Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-013463 (January 2011) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Jan. 29, 2011. Progress 41 resupply vehicle docks to the Pirs Docking Compartment. The Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) is berthed to the Harmony node?s nadir port. Soyuz 25 (TMA-20) is docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Progress 39 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port and Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-013461 (January 2011) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Jan. 23, 2011. Progress 40 resupply vehicle undocks from the Pirs Docking Compartment. Soyuz 25 (TMA-20) is docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Progress 39 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port and Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-016182 (February 2011) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Feb. 20, 2011. Progress 39 resupply vehicle undocks from the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port. Progress 41 resupply vehicle is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Soyuz 25 (TMA-20) remains docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) and the Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) is attached to the Harmony node?s zenith port. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2010-E-188991 (December 2010) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Dec. 17, 2010. Soyuz 25 (TMA-20) docks to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1), bringing three Expedition 26 crew members (Kondratyev, Coleman, Nespoli) to the ISS. Progress 40 resupply vehicle is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Progress 39 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port and Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA undergoes leak checks to his Sokol launch and entry suit September 26, 2010 as he and Flight Engineers Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka prepare for their launch October 8 in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the prime and backup crews for Expedition 25 pose for pictures at the Korolev Museum October 3, 2010 as Flight Engineers Scott Kelly, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka prepare for launch in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft October 8 en route to the International Space Station. Shown from left to right are Kelly, Kaleri, Skripochka and their backups, Oleg Kononenko, Sergei Volkov and Ron Garan. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka rest in a chair shortly after he and fellow crew members Scott Kelly and Alexander Kaleri landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri rest in a chair shortly after he and fellow crew members Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka (L), Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri (c) and NASA’s Scott Kelly answer questions from reporters as they prepare to depart September 25, 2010 for their launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan for their launch October 8 in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Amiko Kauderer
Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly rest in a chair shortly after he and fellow crew members Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the prime crew of Expedition 25 posed for a picture after conducting the traditional raising of flags outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters September 27, 2010. From left to right are Flight Engineers Scott Kelly of NASA, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka. The three crewmembers are completing training for their launch October 8 in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At their crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 25 Flight Engineers Scott Kelly of NASA (left), Alexander Kaleri (center) and Oleg Skripochka review rendezvous and docking programs on a laptop simulator October 2, 2010 as they prepare for their launch October 8 in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA checks his Sokol launch and entry suit September 26, 2010 as he and Flight Engineers Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka prepare for their launch October 8 in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the prime and backup crews of Expedition 25 pose for a picture after conducting the traditional raising of flags outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters September 27, 2010. From left to right are prime crew Flight Engineers Alexander Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka and Scott Kelly, joined by backup crewmembers Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko and Ron Garan. Kelly, Kaleri and Skripochka are completing training for their launch October 8 in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 25 Flight Engineers Scott Kelly of NASA, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka (left to right) discuss the progress of their launch preparations September 26, 2010 with their backups, Ron Garan, Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko (left to right) as they prepared to check out the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft they will launch in October 8 to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (from left to right), Expedition 25 backup crewmembers Ron Garan of NASA, Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and the prime crewmembers Scott Kelly, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka discuss their training with Russian space officials October 3, 2010 following a final inspection of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft that Kelly, Kaleri and Skripochka will launch in October 8 en route to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
ISS025-E-006731 (9 Oct. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, flight engineer, arrives aboard the International Space Station, bearing fresh fruit and a small sampling of other supplies brought up by the "second half" of the Expedition 25 crew. Along with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and Expedition 25 flight engineer, and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, flight engineer, the cosmonaut joins a third cosmonaut and two other astronauts already onboard to complete the crew of six. Docking of the Soyuz TMA- 01M and the ISS occurred at 8:01 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 9, 2010.
JSC2011-E-016183 (February 2011) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Feb. 23, 2011. The European Space Agency's ?Johannes Kepler? Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV2) docks to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port. Progress 41 resupply vehicle is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Soyuz 25 (TMA-20) remains docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Soyuz 24 (TMA-01M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) and the Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) is attached to the Harmony node?s zenith port. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly (left) is reunited with his twin brother, Mark Kelly on March 17, 2010, following a flight back to Ellington Field, Houston from Kustanai, Kazakhstan. Scott Kelly landed in Kazakhstan on March 16 with his Russian crewmates in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft after 159 days in space, 157 days on the International Space Station. Mark Kelly is in the final weeks of training as Commander of the final flight of Endeavour, STS-134, that will spend more than a week docked to the ISS. Endeavour is targeted for launch on April 19. Credit: NASA/Rob Navias
Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly wears a blue wrist band that has a peace symbol, a heart and the word "Gabby" to show his love of his sister-in-law U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as he rest onboard a Russian Search and Rescue helicopter shortly after he and fellow crew members Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly performs the traditional sighing of the helicopter that flew him from Arkalyk to Kustanay, Kazakhstan after he and Expedition 26 Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly listens to reporters questions while wearing a traditional Kazakh hat at the Kustanay, Kazakhstan airport on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 after he and fellow crew members Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly looks out the window of a Russian Search and Rescue helicopter before the two hour helicopter ride to Kustanay, Kazakhstan shortly after he and fellow crew members Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian all terrain vehicle (ATV) takes Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly to a helicopter from the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Kelly and Expedition 26 Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, bottom, and Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka are seen as they arrive at the Chkalovsky airport outside Star City, Russia several hours after they and Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian all terrain vehicle (ATV) takes Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly to a helicopter from the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Kelly and Expedition 26 Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
JSC2010-E-132987 (17 Sept. 2010) --- Backup Expedition 25 crew members Ron Garan of NASA (left) and cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (center) and Oleg Kononenko (right) pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon at the Kremlin in Moscow Sept. 17, 2010 as they joined prime crew members Scott Kelly, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka (all out of frame) in ceremonial activities leading up to the launch of Kelly, Kaleri and Skripochka to the International Space Station Oct. 8 (Kazakhstan time) in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ? month stay on the International Space Station. Photo credit: Stephanie Stoll/NASA
Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka listens to reporters questions in traditional Kazakh dress at the Kustanay, Kazakhstan airport on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 after he and fellow crew members Scott Kelly and Alexander Kaleri landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri listens to reporters questions while wearing a traditional Kazakh hat at the Kustanay, Kazakhstan airport on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 after he and fellow crew members Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka landed in their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly is helped as he exits a Russian all terrain vehicle (ATV) that delivered him to a helicopter from the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Kelly and Expedition 26 Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
JSC2010-E-132985 (17 Sept. 2010) --- In front of the Tsar Bell at the Kremlin in Moscow, Expedition 25 prime and backup crew members were joined by NASA officials and friends as they posed for pictures as part of ceremonial activities leading to the launch of the Expedition 25 crew in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Oct. 8 (Kazakhstan time). Among those at the Kremlin were NASA astronaut Ron Garan (fourth from left), backup flight engineer; Soyuz commander Sergei Volkov (fifth from left), Oleg Kononenko (sixth from left), backup flight engineer; Oleg Skripochka (fifth from the right), Expedition 25 prime flight engineer prime Soyuz commander Alexander Kaleri (fourth from the right) and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (third from the right), flight engineer. Photo credit: Stephanie Stoll/NASA