View from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia as the Soyuz TMA-21 nears the International Space Station on Thursday, April 7, 2011. The Soyuz TMA-21 docked to the International Space Station carrying Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

The Soyuz TMA-16 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 carrying Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams, Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev and Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté to the International Space Station. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 21 Launches

ISS023-E-039579 (12 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured in the Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) spacecraft during preparations for its relocation from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port on May 12, 2010. A fish-eye lens attached to an electronic still camera was used to capture this image.

Kotov in Soyuz TMA-17/21S for Relocation Preparations

ISS023-E-039585 (12 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 23 commander; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (bottom) and NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, both flight engineers, are pictured in the Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) spacecraft during preparations for its relocation from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port on May 12, 2010.

Creamer, Noguchi and Kotov in Soyuz TMA-17/21S

Soyuz TMA-21/26S Hatch Opening

ISS027-E-011331 (6 April 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, Expedition 27 commander, prepares to open the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) hatch to welcome NASA astronaut Ron Garan, along with Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Alexander Samokutyaev, all flight engineers, to the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-21 docked to the MRM2 at 7:09 p.m. (EDT) on April 6, 2011.

Expedition 21 Launches

Expedition 27 Launch

The Soyuz TMA-21 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 carrying Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko to the International Space Station. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed "Gagarin", is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 27 Launch

The Soyuz TMA-21 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 carrying Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko to the International Space Station. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed "Gagarin", is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

ISS023-E-039591 (12 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, is pictured in the Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) spacecraft during preparations for its relocation from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port on May 12, 2010.

Kotov closes Soyuz TMA-17/21S Hatch during Relocation Preparations

ISS023-E-039593 (12 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 23 commander, uses a computer in the Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) spacecraft during preparations for its relocation from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port on May 12, 2010.

Kotov in Soyuz TMA-17/21S during Relocation Preparations

Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs ISS

ISS029-E-005026 (16 Sept. 2011) --- Backdropped against clouds, the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 16, 2011. NASA astronaut Ron Garan, flight engineer, along with Expedition 28 commander Andrey Borisenko and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyaev, both of the Russian Federal Space Agency, are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews.

Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs ISS

ISS029-E-005021 (16 Sept. 2011) --- Backdropped against blue skies, the Soyuz TMA- 21 spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 16, 2011. NASA astronaut Ron Garan, flight engineer, along with Expedition 28 commander Andrey Borisenko and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyaev, both of the Russian Federal Space Agency, are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews.

Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs ISS

ISS029-E-005083 (16 Sept. 2011) --- Backdropped against blue sky, the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 16, 2011. NASA astronaut Ron Garan, flight engineer, along with Expedition 28 commander Andrey Borisenko and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyaev, both of the Russian Federal Space Agency, are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews.

Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs ISS

ISS029-E-005030 (16 Sept. 2011) --- Backdropped against a grayish sky, the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 16, 2011. NASA astronaut Ron Garan, flight engineer, along with Expedition 28 commander Andrey Borisenko and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyaev, both of the Russian Federal Space Agency, are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews.

Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs ISS

ISS029-E-005086 (16 Sept. 2011) --- Backdropped against blue sky, the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 16, 2011. NASA astronaut Ron Garan, flight engineer, along with Expedition 28 commander Andrey Borisenko and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyaev, both of the Russian Federal Space Agency, are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews.

Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs ISS

ISS029-E-005081(16 Sept. 2011) --- Backdropped against blue sky, the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 16, 2011. NASA astronaut Ron Garan, flight engineer, along with Expedition 28 commander Andrey Borisenko and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyaev, both of the Russian Federal Space Agency, are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews.

Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs ISS

ISS029-E-005091(16 Sept. 2011) --- Backdropped against clouds, the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 16, 2011. NASA astronaut Ron Garan, flight engineer, along with Expedition 28 commander Andrey Borisenko and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyaev, both of the Russian Federal Space Agency, are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews.

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen with the Moon in the background as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft and the drogue chute are seen during the landing with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

Ground support vehicles can be seen chasing the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is lifted into position on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen shortly after arriving at the launch pad Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is lifted into position on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen shortly after arriving at the launch pad Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen shortly after arriving at the launch pad Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen shortly after arriving at the launch pad Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Crewmembers in Soyuz TMA-17/21S during Sokol Suit Leak Check

ISS023-E-031292 (3 May 2010) --- Attired in their Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (out of frame), both flight engineers, conduct a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) spacecraft in preparation for the scheduled relocation of the Soyuz from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port on May 12, 2010.

Crewmembers in Soyuz TMA-17/21S during Sokol Suit Leak Check

ISS023-E-031302 (3 May 2010) --- Attired in their Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (left), Expedition 23 commander; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer (out of frame), both flight engineers, conduct a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) spacecraft in preparation for the scheduled relocation of the Soyuz from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port on May 12, 2010.

Crewmembers in Soyuz TMA-17/21S during Sokol Suit Leak Check

ISS023-E-031296 (3 May 2010) --- Attired in their Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (out of frame), both flight engineers, conduct a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) spacecraft in preparation for the scheduled relocation of the Soyuz from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port on May 12, 2010.

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin”, is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. The first stage of the Soyuz booster is emblazoned with the name “Gagarin” and the likeness of the first person to fly in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams, top, Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté, middle, and Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev wave farewell from the bottom of the Soyuz launch pad prior shortly before their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-16 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 21 Crew Prepares For Launch

Expedition 27 Launch

The Soyuz TMA-21 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 carrying Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko to the International Space Station. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed "Gagarin", is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 28 Landing

Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Landing

Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyaev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 27 Launch

The Soyuz TMA-21 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 carrying Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko to the International Space Station. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed "Gagarin", is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Launch

The Soyuz TMA-21 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 carrying Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko to the International Space Station. The Soyuz, which has been dubbed "Gagarin", is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961 to become the first human to fly in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Noguchi in Soyuz TMA-17/21S during Sokol Suit Leak Check

ISS023-E-031305 (3 May 2010) --- Attired in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured in the Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) spacecraft currently docked to the International Space Station’s Zarya nadir port. Noguchi, along with Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer (both out of frame) were conducting a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz spacecraft in preparation for its scheduled relocation from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port on May 12, 2010.

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Soyuz Rollout

Soyuz TMA-17/21S Relocation

ISS023-E-041848 (12 May 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 23 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module aft port, freeing up Zarya?s nadir port for the installation of the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1) during the upcoming STS-132/ULF-4 mission. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Soyuz and Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, both flight engineers, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 8:26 a.m. (CDT) and docked it to Zvezda at 8:53 a.m. on May 12, 2010. Another Russian spacecraft, currently docked with the station, is visible at top.

Soyuz TMA-17/21S Relocation

ISS023-E-041938 (12 May 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 23 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module aft port, freeing up Zarya?s nadir port for the installation of the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1) during the upcoming STS-132/ULF-4 mission. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Soyuz and Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, both flight engineers, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 8:26 a.m. (CDT) and docked it to Zvezda at 8:53 a.m. on May 12, 2010.

Soyuz TMA-17/21S Relocation

ISS023-E-041850 (12 May 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 23 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zarya nadir port to the Zvezda Service Module aft port, freeing up Zarya?s nadir port for the installation of the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1) during the upcoming STS-132/ULF-4 mission. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Soyuz and Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, both flight engineers, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 8:26 a.m. (CDT) and docked it to Zvezda at 8:53 a.m. on May 12, 2010.

Commander Jeff Williams poses for a photo in the Quest Airlock (A/L) with all of his mission patches. The patches are, from left, STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8, Expedition 13, Soyuz TMA-16, Expedition 21, Expedition 22, Soyuz TMA-20M, Expedition 47, and Expedition 48.

Williams with Mission Patches in the A/L

The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 21 and a spaceflight participant on Sept. 30, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 21 Soyuz Rollout

Expedition 22 Launch Day

The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket is seen moments after Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan boarded the spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 27 Docking

The Soyuz TMA-21 is seen as it approaches the International Space Station on a large screen TV at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia on Thursday, April 7, 2011. The Soyuz TMA-21 docked to the International Space Station carrying Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

JSC2010-E-008592 (January 2010) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Jan. 21, 2010. Soyuz 20 (TMA-16) is relocated from the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port to the zenith port of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2). Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) is linked to the Zarya nadir port and Progress 35 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.

Current Configurations of ISS for use on HSF web

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Ron Garan of NASA stands in front of the Soyuz booster March 22, 2011 that will carry him, Soyuz TMA-21 Commander Alexander Samokutyaev and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko to the International Space Station. Their launch is scheduled for April 5 (April 4, U.S. time). The Soyuz booster bears the name and likeness of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space and the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft has been dubbed “Gagarin”, all in honor of the 50th anniversary of Gagarin’s historic flight on April 12, 1961. NASA/Dr. Paul Stoner

The Soyuz rocket is seen shortly after arrival to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 21 and a spaceflight participant on Sept. 30, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 21 Soyuz Rollout

Launch scaffolding is raised into place around the Soyuz rocket shortly after arrival to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 21 and a spaceflight participant on Sept. 30, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 21 Soyuz Rollout

Launch pad engineers watch as the Soyuz rocket is rolled onto the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 21 and a spaceflight participant on Sept. 30, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 21 Soyuz Rollout

Soyuz TMA-16 during Relocation

ISS022-E-033404 (21 Jan. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zvezda Service Module’s aft port to the Poisk module. Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Soyuz commander and Expedition 22 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 4:03 a.m. (CST) and docked it to Poisk at 4:24 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2010.

ISS during relocation of Soyuz TMA-16 Spacecraft during Expedition 22

ISS022-E-033320 (21 Jan. 2010) --- The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a crew member on the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zvezda Service Module’s aft port to the Poisk module. Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Soyuz commander and Expedition 22 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 4:03 a.m. (CST) and docked it to Poisk at 4:24 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2010.

Soyuz TMA-16 Spacecraft during Relocation

ISS022-E-033309 (21 Jan. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zvezda Service Module’s aft port to the Poisk module. Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Soyuz commander and Expedition 22 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 4:03 a.m. (CST) and docked it to Poisk at 4:24 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2010.

Soyuz TMA-16 Spacecraft during Relocation

ISS022-E-033307 (21 Jan. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zvezda Service Module’s aft port to the Poisk module. Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Soyuz commander and Expedition 22 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 4:03 a.m. (CST) and docked it to Poisk at 4:24 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2010.

Soyuz TMA-16 Spacecraft during Relocation

ISS022-E-033308 (21 Jan. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zvezda Service Module’s aft port to the Poisk module. Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Soyuz commander and Expedition 22 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 4:03 a.m. (CST) and docked it to Poisk at 4:24 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2010.

Soyuz TMA-16 during Relocation

ISS022-E-033392 (21 Jan. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zvezda Service Module’s aft port to the Poisk module. Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Soyuz commander and Expedition 22 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 4:03 a.m. (CST) and docked it to Poisk at 4:24 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2010.

Soyuz TMA-16 Spacecraft during Relocation

ISS022-E-033306 (21 Jan. 2010) --- The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zvezda Service Module’s aft port to the Poisk module. Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Soyuz commander and Expedition 22 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, undocked the Soyuz spacecraft at 4:03 a.m. (CST) and docked it to Poisk at 4:24 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2010.

Current Configuration of ISS for use on HSF web

JSC2009-E-215174 (October 2009) --- Computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station as of Oct. 2, 2009. Soyuz 20 (TMA-16) docks to the Zvezda Service Module?s aft port, bringing NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 21 flight engineer; Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte. Soyuz 18 (TMA-14) is linked to the Pirs Docking Compartment and Soyuz 19 (TMA-15) remains docked to the Zarya nadir port. The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) is berthed to the Harmony node?s nadir port.

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Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko (left), Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan (right) display their Soyuz crew patch aboard a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center plane as they flew from Star City, Russia to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 21, 2011. There, they will complete training for their launch April 5 (April 4, U.S. time) on the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

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Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev (foreground) and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko affix their Soyuz crew patch aboard a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center plane as they flew from Star City, Russia to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 21, 2011 with their crewmate, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan. In Baikonur, they will complete training for their launch April 5 (April 4, U.S. time) on the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 22 Launch Day

Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, left, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., back center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan are walked from their bus to the soyuz rocket at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 22 Launch Day

Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan wave farewell from the bottom of the soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Ron Garan of NASA (left), Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko (center) and Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev (right) admire their Soyuz crew patch aboard a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center plane as they flew from Star City, Russia to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 21, 2011. There, they will complete training for their launch April 5 (April 4, U.S. time) on the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 22 Launch Day

Expedition 22 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan wave farewell from the bottom of the soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Ron Garan of NASA signs his Soyuz crew patch aboard a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center plane as he, Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko and Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev flew from Star City, Russia to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 21, 2011. In Baikonur, they will complete training for their launch April 5 (April 4, U.S. time) on the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 20 Landing

Expedition 20 Flight Engineer Michael Barratt is helped out of a Russian Search and Rescue helicopter after a two hour helicopter flight from the Soyuz TMA-14 landing site to Kustanay, kazakhstan on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Barratt, Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka, and spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté landed their Soyuz TMA-14 capsule near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. Padalka and Barratt are returned from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Laliberté who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Russian Mission Control Center is seen on Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Korolev, Russia. The Soyuz TMA-21 docked to the International Space Station carrying Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 27 Docking

A Russian security patrol officer stands watch along the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 21 and a spaceflight participant on Sept. 30, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 21 Soyuz Rollout

Russian security officers walk along the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 21 and a spaceflight participant on Sept. 30, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 21 Soyuz Rollout