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

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

The first stage of the Soyuz TMA-05M vehicle --- known as the “business end” --- is shown at the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 11, 2012 awaiting mating to the spacecraft’s upper stages as preparations continued for the launch July 15 of Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

ISS034-E-005022 (18 Nov. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Nov. 19, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, are returning from four months onboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 32 and 33 crews.

ISS034-E-005003 (18 Nov. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Nov. 19, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, are returning from four months onboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 32 and 33 crews.

ISS034-E-005005 (18 Nov. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Nov. 19, 2012 (Kazakhstan time). NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, are returning from four months onboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 32 and 33 crews.

ISS034-E-005039 (18 Nov. 2012) --- Soyuz TMA-05M (descent module) beginning to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Nov. 19 (real time, Nov. 18, U.S. time) leaving a plasma trail as the Expedition 33 crew streaked toward a pre-dawn landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan northeast of Arkalyk.

ISS034-E-005049 (18 Nov. 2012) --- Soyuz TMA-05M (descent module) beginning to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Nov. 19 (real time, Nov. 18, U.S. time) leaving a plasma trail as the Expedition 33 crew streaked toward a pre-dawn landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan northeast of Arkalyk.

ISS034-E-005037 (18 Nov. 2012) --- Soyuz TMA-05M (descent module) beginning to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Nov. 19 (real time, Nov. 18, U.S. time) leaving a plasma trail as the Expedition 33 crew streaked toward a pre-dawn landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan northeast of Arkalyk.

ISS034-E-005034 (18 Nov. 2012) --- Soyuz TMA-05M (descent module) beginning to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Nov. 19 (real time, Nov. 18, U.S. time) leaving a plasma trail as the Expedition 33 crew streaked toward a pre-dawn landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan northeast of Arkalyk.

A dragonfly lights on a tree branch near the launch pad after the Soyuz TMA-05M is rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the morning of July 15 local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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

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

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

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

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

A photographer stands atop the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft long after it landed with Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams of NASA and Flight Engineers Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Yuri Malenchenko of ROSCOSMOS (Russian Federal Space Agency) in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Williams, Hoshide and Malenchenko returned from four months onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is seen shortly after it landed with Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams of NASA and Flight Engineers Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Yuri Malenchenko of ROSCOSMOS (Russian Federal Space Agency) in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Williams, Hoshide and Malenchenko returned from four months onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JSC2012-E-226839 (October 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Oct. 28, 2012. SpaceX Dragon CRS-1 is unberthed from the Harmony node nadir port. Soyuz 32 (TMA-06M) is docked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Progress 48 is linked to the Pirs Docking Compartment and Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is attached to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-226840 (October 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Oct. 31, 2012. Progress 49 resupply vehicle docks to the Zvezda Service Module aft port. Soyuz 32 (TMA-06M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Progress 48 is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment and Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is attached to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Photo credit: NASA

ISS033-E-018515 (7 Nov. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, gives a thumbs-up while conducting a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft in preparation for her return to Earth scheduled for Nov. 18, 2012.

ISS033-E-018499 (7 Nov. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 33 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, conducts a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft in preparation for his return to Earth scheduled for Nov. 18, 2012.

With the upper stage of the Soyuz booster in the foreground and the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft in the background, technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prepared to encapsulate the Soyuz vehicle into its booster July 8, 2012, setting the stage for the launch of Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Flight Aki Hoshide of the Japan Exploration and Space Agency July 15 to the International Space Station for a four-month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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

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

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

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

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

View from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia a little more than an hour before the planned docking of the Soyuz TMA-05M to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Onboard the soyuz spacecraft are Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. The crew of three launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Sunday, July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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

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

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

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

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

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams signs the wall at the Korolev Museum bearing the names of all crewmembers who have launched in Soyuz vehicles July 10, 2012 as she and her crewmates prepare for launch July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Williams will launch with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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

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

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

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signs the wall at the Korolev Museum bearing the names of all crewmembers who have launched in Soyuz vehicles July 10, 2012 as he and his crewmates prepare for launch July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Hoshide will launch with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

A television screen as seen from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia shows the Soyuz TMA-05M as it docks to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Onboard the soyuz spacecraft are Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. The crew of three launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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

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

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

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

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

Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is seen on the TV screen at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia a few hours after the Soyuz TMA-05M docked to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Williams boarded the ISS with fellow crew members Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. The crew of three launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Sunday, July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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

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

ISS033-E-021656 (16 Nov. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (left), Soyuz commander and Expedition 33 flight engineer; NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide (out of frame), flight engineer, participate in a standard training exercise in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft in preparation for their return to Earth scheduled for Nov. 18, 2012 (U.S. time).

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA works through procedures in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft July 3, 2012 during a suited “fit check” of the vehicle in which she, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch July 15 to the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 32/33 backup crew members participate in a rendezvous and docking practice session using laptop computer simulators July 9, 2012 as they train for support of the prime crew’s launch July 15 to the International Space Station in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. From left to right with their instructors are backup Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA, backup Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and backup Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

The prime Expedition 32/33 crewmembers take a walk on the grounds of their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 9, 2012 as they continue preparations for their launch July 15 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. From left to right in the foreground are Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams. Backup crewmembers and other personnel are seen accompanying the prime crew. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

ISS033-E-018495 (7 Nov. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and Expedition 33 flight engineer; NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide (out of frame), flight engineer, attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, conduct a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft in preparation for their return to Earth scheduled for Nov. 18, 2012.

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

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

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (right) posed for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon at the Kremlin in Moscow June 22, 2012 as part of their traditional pre-flight ceremonial activities. The trio will fly to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2 for final preparations for their launch July 15 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll

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

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

(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (left), NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams (center), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide prepared for their final Russian Segment qualification test June 19, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide are set to launch July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

ISS033-E-021661 (16 Nov. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (right), Soyuz commander and Expedition 33 flight engineer; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (out of frame), Expedition 33 commander, participate in a standard training exercise in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft in preparation for their return to Earth scheduled for Nov. 18, 2012 (U.S. time).

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

(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (left), NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko posed for photos prior to their final Russian Segment qualification test June 19, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide are set to launch July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (right) posed for pictures in front of the Tsar Bell at the Kremlin in Moscow June 22, 2012 as part of their traditional pre-flight ceremonial activities. The trio will fly to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2 for final preparations for their launch July 15 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll

At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 32/33 prime crew members participate in a rendezvous and docking practice session using laptop computer simulators July 9, 2012 as they prepare for their launch July 15 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. From left to right with their instructors are Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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

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

Behind their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 32/33 crew posed for a picture July 9, 2012 as they took a short break from training leading to their launch July 15 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. From left to right are NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA works through procedures in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft July 3, 2012 during a suited “fit check” of the vehicle in which she, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch July 15 to the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center) and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA (right) confer during a briefing July 3, 2012 as part of a suited “fit check” of the Soyuz TMA-05M vehicle that will launch the trio to the International Space Station on July 15. NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2012-E-103017 (July 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of July 17, 2012. Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) docks to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1), bringing Expedition 32 crew members (Sunita Williams, Yuri Malenchenko, Aki Hoshide) to the space station. Progress 47 is linked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. European Space Agency?s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) ?Edoardo Amaldi? is attached to the Zvezda Service Module and Soyuz 30 (TMA-04M) is docked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-214800 (September 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Sept. 16, 2012. Soyuz 30 (TMA-04M) undocks from the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), returning Expedition 32 crew members (Padalka, Acaba, Revin) to Earth. Progress 48 is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is attached to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). European Space Agency?s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) ?Edoardo Amaldi? is linked to the Zvezda Service Module. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-107190 (August 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of August 2, 2012. Progress 48 docks to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is connected to the Harmony nadir port. Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). European Space Agency?s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) ?Edoardo Amaldi? is attached to the Zvezda Service Module and Soyuz 30 (TMA-04M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-231604 (November 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Nov. 1, 2012. A Photovoltaic Radiator (PVR) is deployed on the ISS P6 truss during U.S. spacewalk 20. Progress 49 resupply vehicle is docked to the Zvezda Service Module aft port. Soyuz 32 (TMA-06M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Progress 48 is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment and Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is attached to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-107189 (July 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of July 30, 2012. Progress 47 completes final undocking from the Pirs Docking Compartment. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is connected to the Harmony nadir port. Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). European Space Agency?s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) ?Edoardo Amaldi? is attached to the Zvezda Service Module and Soyuz 30 (TMA-04M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-238066 (November 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Nov. 18, 2012. Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) undocks from the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1), returning Expedition 33 crew members (Sunita Williams, Aki Hoshide and Yuri Malenchenko) to Earth. Progress 49 resupply vehicle is docked to the Zvezda Service Module aft port. Soyuz 32 (TMA-06M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Progress 48 is attached to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-214799 (September 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Sept. 12, 2012. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is unberthed from the Harmony nadir port. Progress 48 is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is attached to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). European Space Agency?s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) ?Edoardo Amaldi? is docked to the Zvezda Service Module and Soyuz 30 (TMA-04M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-107187 (July 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of July 27, 2012. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is berthed to the Harmony nadir port. Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). European Space Agency?s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) ?Edoardo Amaldi? is attached to the Zvezda Service Module and Soyuz 30 (TMA-04M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-107188 (July 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of July 28, 2012. Progress 47 redocks to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is connected to the Harmony nadir port. Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). European Space Agency?s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) ?Edoardo Amaldi? is attached to the Zvezda Service Module and Soyuz 30 (TMA-04M) is linked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Photo credit: NASA

JSC2012-E-226838 (October 2012) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Oct. 25, 2012. Soyuz 32 (TMA-06M) docks to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), bringing Expedition 33 crew members (Ford, Novitskiy, Tarelkin) to the space station. SpaceX Dragon CRS-1 is attached to the Harmony node nadir port. Progress 48 is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment and Soyuz 31 (TMA-05M) is linked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). Photo credit: NASA

Alexey Krasnov, Director, Human Space Flight Program for Roscosmos speaks at a press conference following the docking of the Soyuz TMA-05M with the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia. Onboard the soyuz spacecraft are Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide. The crew of three launched at 8:40 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

(20 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams answers questions from the media at a Soyuz vehicle mock-up before a final qualification test June 20, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Williams, along with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (not shown), are scheduled to launch July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll

(20 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (right), pose for photos at a Soyuz vehicle mock-up before their final qualification test June 20, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide are scheduled to launch July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll

(20 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (right), answer questions from the media at a Soyuz vehicle mock-up before their final qualification test June 20, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide are scheduled to launch July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll