JSC2001-03047 (28 Nov 2001) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, representing Rosaviakosmos.

NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson plants a tree during a ceremony where she and Russian Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Valery Korzun were recognized for their achievements in space flight on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Jhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Padalka, Whitson, and Korzun were in Jhezkazgan in preparation for the Expedition 24 Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, left, NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, center, and Russian Cosmonaut Valery Korzun are seen in traditional Kazakh dress during a ceremony where they were recognized for their achievements in space flight on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Jhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Padalka, Whitson, and Korzun were in Jhezkazgan in preparation for the Expedition 24 Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson poses for a photograph being taken by Russian Cosmonaut Valery Korzun during a ceremony where the two and Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka were recognized for their achievements in space flight on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Jhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Padalka, Whitson, and Korzun were in Jhezkazgan in preparation for the Expedition 24 Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, clockwise from lower left, Gen. Valery Korzun, the Chief of the Cosmonaut Corps, Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain watch home videos aboard the bus transporting the crew to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to the crew's launch to the Interrnational Space Station. The viewing of home videos on the bus is one of many prelaunch traditions for all departing crews. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, left, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, rear, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Head of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center operations team in Baikonur and former cosmonaut Valery Korzun is blessed by Russian Orthodox Priest Father Sergei at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 61 crew members Jessica Meir of NASA and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, and spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates will launch September 25th on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), left, and Commander of the cosmonaut corps Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) Valery Korzun walk to meet with Expedition 43 crew members, Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos, and NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly prior to their departure later in the morning from GCTC, Star City Russia to Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, March 14, 2015. The trio is preparing for launch to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 28, Kazakh time. As the one-year crew, Kelly and Kornienko will return to Earth on Soyuz TMA-18M in March 2016. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 9 Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and the backup crew, left of center, receive some final instructions from engineers, technicians and Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, right, in building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, left, Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, center and backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany talk with Valery Korzun, right, Chief of Cosmonauts, Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center after the backup crew finished its final fit check in the Soyuz capsule at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, second left and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri along with Gen. Valery Korzun, the Chief of the Cosmonaut Corps, front right, watch home videos aboard the bus transporting the crew to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 prior to the crew's launch to the Interrnational Space Station. The viewing of home videos on the bus is one of many prelaunch traditions for all departing crews. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS005-E-20302 (8 November 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, checks a plant growth experiment in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-11318 (27 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, uses an amateur radio in the functional cargo block (FGB) on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-16329 (4 October 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, prepares to eat a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-11317 (27 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, uses an amateur radio in the functional cargo block (FGB) on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Prime Minister of Russian Federation, standing left, next to, Oleg Ostapenko, Head of Roscosmos, give a formal farewell to Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, far right, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, center, and, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA, as Division Chief, GCTC, Valery Korzun holds the Olympic torch that will travel with the crew on their soyuz TMA-11M rocket to the International Space Station, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Alexey B. Krasnov, director of human spaceflight at the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, left, holds the Olympic Torch as he and, Division Chief, GCTC, Valery Korzun, assist, Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, as Wakata and fellow crew members, Expedition 38 Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA, walk to the soyuz rocket for their launch to the International Space Station, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Wakata, and, Mastracchio will launch in their Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to the International Space Station to begin a six-month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TX -- (JSC2001-03047) --Official Portrait of Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander representing Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-17455 (13 October 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, and astronaut Jeffrey S. Ashby, STS-112 mission commander, pose for a photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-17412 (13 October 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineer, perform maintenance on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-08721 (6 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, holds one of the two amateur radio antennas in the Unity node on the International Space Station (ISS). The antennas will be installed during a spacewalk scheduled for August 22, 2002. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-12255 (3 September 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, dons a Russian Sokol suit in the functional cargo block (FGB), or Zarya on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-16549 (9 October 2002) --- The Expedition Five crewmembers were photographed in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). From the right are cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander, astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, both flight engineers. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-12260 (3 September 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, wearing a Russian Sokol suit, floats through a hatch into the Unity node on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

STS112-329-015 (13 October 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, and astronaut Jeffrey S. Ashby, STS-112 mission commander, exchange greetings in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-08075 (July 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (foreground), Expedition Five flight engineer, prepares to use a still camera in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander, is visible in the background as he works on equipment. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

JSC2001-01922 (12 July 2001) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, assisted by Johnson Engineering diver Gabriel Meyer, simulates a parachute drop into water during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

STS112-329-008 (13 October 2002) --- The Expedition Five crewmembers pose for a photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left are cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, both flight engineers. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-17450 (13 October 2002) --- The Expedition Five crewmembers pose for a photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left are cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, both flight engineers. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

S96-13233 (July 1996) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun egresses a trainer at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. Korzun is Mir-24 commander. EDITOR'S NOTE: Since this photograph was taken cosmonauts Korzun and Aleksandr Y. Kaleri were named to replace the original Mir-22 crew. Along with French spationaut Claudie desHayes, the two joined NASA astronaut Shannon W. Lucid onboard the Mir space station in August.

STS111-E-5095 (7 June 2002) --- Cosmonaut Yury I. Onufrienko, Expedition Four mission commander, greets cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun (back to camera), Expedition Five mission commander, when the hatch to the Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA-2) on the International Space Station (ISS) was opened for the STS-111 ingress. Astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell, STS-111 mission commander, is partially visible on the right of Korzun. Onufrienko and Korzun represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-08406 (July 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander representing Rosaviakosmos, works in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS005-E-08076 (July 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander representing Rosaviakosmos, works on equipment in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2002-E-21246 (20 May 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander representing Rosaviakosmos, responds to a query during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC).

ISS005-E-09725 (14 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, attired in his thermal undergarment prior to donning a Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). The spacewalk is scheduled for August 16, 2002, which will be the 42nd spacewalk at the station and the 17th based out of the station. Korzun and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, flight engineer, will install six debris panels on the Zvezda Service Module. The panels are designed to shield Zvezda from potential space debris impacts. Korzun, who represents Rosaviakosmos, is also scheduled for a spacewalk on August 22, 2002.

ISS005-E-17390 (13 October 2002) --- Cosmonauts Valery G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, Sergei Y. Treschev and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineers, perform maintenance on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-16542 (9 October 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, and the STS-112 crewmembers were photographed in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Others pictured are astronauts Jeffrey S. Ashby, STS-112 mission commander; Pamela A. Melroy, pilot; Sandra H. Magnus, Piers J. Sellers, David A. Wolf, and cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, all mission specialists. Korzun and Yurchikhin represent Rosaviakosmos.

STS112-E-05495 (14 October 2002) --- Astronauts David A. Wolf (left) and Piers J. Sellers, STS-112 mission specialists attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits, are photographed in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS) prior to the third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, and astronaut Pamela A. Melroy, STS-112 pilot, were visible in the background. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

Distinguished guests look on during a ceremony in which NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, and Russian Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Gennady Padalka were recognized for their achievements in space flight on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Jhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Whitson, Korzun and Padalka were in Jhezkazgan in preparation for the Expedition 24 Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS113-346-022 (7 December 2002) --- The Expedition Five crewmembers, attired in their shuttle launch and entry suits, are seated on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in preparation for landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. From front to back are astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, NASA ISS science officer; cosmonauts Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; and Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineer. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-10864 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonauts Sergei Y. Treschev and Valery G. Korzun (partially out of frame), Expedition Five flight engineer and mission commander, respectively, attired in their thermal undergarments prior to donning Russian Orlan spacesuits, prepare for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Treschev and Korzun represent Rosaviakosmos.

JSC2002-E-48258 (9 December 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five commander, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field's Hangar 990. The STS-113 and Expedition Five crews had landed a day earlier aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in Florida. For Korzun and his two station crewmates, it had been approximately six months since they had been on terra firma.

JSC2001-E-39082 (18 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, and astronaut Carl E. Walz, Expedition Four flight engineer, use the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to train for their duties on the International Space Station (ISS). This type of computer interface paired with virtual reality training hardware and software helps the entire team for dealing with ISS elements. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

STS79-E-5088 (19 September 1996) --- Left to right, Valeri G. Korzun, Thomas D. Akers and William F. Readdy discuss the agenda of their shared activities for the next few days, on Flight Day 4. Korzun and Readdy share common positions - that of commander - for the Mir-22 and STS-79 missions, respectively. Akers is a STS-79 mission specialist.

Distinguished guests look on during a ceremony in which NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, and Russian Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Gennady Padalka were recognized for their achievements in space flight on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Jhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Whitson, Korzun and Padalka were in Jhezkazgan in preparation for the Expedition 24 Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS113-E-05386 (2 December 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, adds the Expedition Five crew patch to the growing collection of those representing Expedition crews who have worked on the International Space Station (ISS). A location in the Unity node serves as one of the traditional posting sites for the patches. Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, NASA ISS science officer, is to the right of Korzun, who represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-10873 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, attired in his thermal undergarment prior to donning a Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

STS113-E-05247 (29 November 2002) --- The Expedition Five crewmembers pose for a crew photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left are cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, NASA ISS science officer; and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineer. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-S-002 (February 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, both flight engineers, attired in training versions of the shuttle launch and entry suit, pause from their training schedule for a crew portrait. The three will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in early spring of this year aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Korzun and Treschev represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Rosaviakosmos).

JSC2001-E-35462 (11 October 2001) --- Cosmonauts Valeri G. Korzun (left) and Sergei Y. Treschev, Expedition Five mission commander and flight engineer, respectively, and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, flight engineer, are photographed during a mission training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

JSC2002-00721 (29 March 2002) --- Astronaut Philippe Perrin (left) and cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, STS-111 mission specialist and Expedition Five mission commander, respectively, attired in training versions of the shuttle launch and entry suit, await a mission training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Perrin represents CNES, the French Space Agency, and Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS005-E-17392 (13 October 2002) --- Cosmonauts Valery G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, Sergei Y. Treschev and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineers, perform maintenance on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

A Kazakh singer performs during a ceremony in which NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, and Russian Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Gennady Padalka were recognized for their achievements in space flight on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Jhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Whitson, Korzun and Padalka were in Jhezkazgan in preparation for the Expedition 24 Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS005-E-10882 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

STS112-E-5207 (12 October 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery Korzun, Expedition Five commander, looks over data relevant to preparations for an approaching spacewalk of the STS-112 mission. Korzun is one of three Rosaviakosmos representatives supporting the joint in-space activities of the shuttle and station crews. Two STS-112 crewmembers were simultaneously preparing for the second scheduled extravehicular activity (EVA). The suiting process and the actual EVA are documented in other Flight Day Six digital photos posted in this series.

STS112-E-06135 (15 October 2002) --- While hosting the STS-112 crew for a week, the Expedition Five crewmembers pose for a photo in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left are cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, both flight engineers. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos. A model of the station is visible floating with the crew.

ISS005-E-10866 (24 August 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, attired in his thermal undergarment prior to donning a Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for August 26, 2002. The EVA, from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS), will be the 43rd spacewalk at the station and the 18th based out of the station. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

JSC2001-E-39085 (18 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineer, and astronaut Carl E. Walz, Expedition Four flight engineer, use the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to train for their duties on the International Space Station (ISS). This type of computer interface paired with virtual reality training hardware and software helps the entire team for dealing with ISS elements. Korzun represents Rosaviakosmos.

JSC2001-01923 (12 July 2001) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander representing Rosaviakosmos, floats in a life raft during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Korzun is assisted by United Space Alliance (USA) crew trainer David Pogue.

ISS005-E-17402 (13 October 2002) --- Cosmonauts Valery G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander, Sergei Y. Treschev and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineers, perform maintenance on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

Distinguished guests look on during a ceremony in which NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, and Russian Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Gennady Padalka were recognized for their achievements in space flight on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Jhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Whitson, Korzun and Padalka were in Jhezkazgan in preparation for the Expedition 24 Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Expedition Five crew are ready to leave KSC for Houston. From left are Science Officer Peggy Whitson, Commander Valery Korzun and Flight Engineer Sergei Treschev. The three returned to Earth on Endeavour Dec. 7, with the STS-113 crew, after six months on the International Space Station.

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, center, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS79-E-5240 (21 September 1996) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun (left), Mir-22 commander, and astronaut John E. Blaha, cosmonaut guest researcher, share another mealtime on the Space Shuttle Atlantis' mid deck, during Flight Day 6.

STS79-E-5192 (21 September 1996) --- Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt, pilot, talks about shared chores with cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 commander on the Space Shuttle Atlantis' flight deck, during Flight Day 6.

STS79-E-5193 (21 September 1996) --- Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt, STS-79 pilot, and cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 commander, transfer the Contingency Water Container (CWC), during Flight Day 6.

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, left, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS004-E-13428 (June 2002) --- The Expedition Five (front row) and STS-111 crews assemble for a group photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). The Expedition Five crewmembers, from left to right, are cosmonauts Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineer; Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, flight engineer. The STS-111 crewmembers, from left to right, are astronauts Philippe Perrin and Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, both mission specialists; Paul S. Lockhart and Kenneth D. Cockrell, pilot and mission commander, respectively. Onufrienko, Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos and Perrin represents CNES, the French Space Agency.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- EXPEDITION FIVE CREW PORTRAIT --- (JSC ISS05-5-002) -- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun (left), Expedition Five mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, both flight engineers, attired in training versions of the shuttle launch and entry suit, pause from their training schedule for a crew portrait. The three will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in early spring of this year aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Korzun and Treschev represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Rosaviakosmos)

STS079-353-023 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- Cosmonaut Valeri Korzun, Mir-22 commander, is pictured near the camera rack on the Russian Mir Space Station's Base Block Module. The photograph was taken by astronaut Shannon W. Lucid. She later told an assembly of her Houston co-workers that she was able to experience the unique opportunity of serving with four different mission commanders in a span of approximately six months. Cosmonauts Korzun and Aleksandr Kaleri, flight engineer, had earlier welcomed astronaut John E. Blaha aboard Mir as Lucid's replacement as cosmonaut guest researcher.

STS111-320-032 (5-19 June 2002) --- The Expedition Four (front row) and Expedition Five crewmembers gather for a group photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). The Expedition Four crewmembers, from the left, are astronaut Daniel W. Bursch, flight engineer; cosmonaut Yury I. Onufrienko, mission commander; and astronaut Carl E. Walz, flight engineer. The Expedition Five crewmembers, from the left, are cosmonauts Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineer; Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, flight engineer. Onufrienko, Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos.

STS111-320-008 (5-19 June 2002) --- The STS-111 (back row) and Expedition Five crewmembers gather for a group photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). The STS-111 crewmembers, from the left, are astronauts Philippe Perrin and Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, both mission specialists; Paul S. Lockhart and Kenneth D. Cockrell, pilot and mission commander, respectively. The Expedition Five crewmembers, from the left, are cosmonauts Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineer; Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, flight engineer. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos and Perrin represents CNES, the French Space Agency.

STS112-E-05152 (11 October 2002) --- The STS-112 and Expedition Five crewmembers share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Pictured, from the left (foreground), are astronauts David A. Wolf, STS-112 mission specialist; Jeffrey S. Ashby, STS-112 mission commander; and cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander. Pictured, from the left (back row), are cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin; astronaut Piers J. Sellers, both STS-112 mission specialists; and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, Expedition Five flight engineer. Korzun, Treschev and Yurchikhin represent Rosaviakosmos.

Baikonur, Kazakhstan - (Left to right) Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Valery Korzun, chief of Cosmonauts, arrive in Baikonur. Expedition 8 is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 18 on board a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Expedition Five crew members wave to onlookers as they leave KSC for Houston. From left are Science Officer Peggy Whitson and Commander Valery Korzun. Not seen is Flight Engineer Sergei Treschev. The three returned to Earth Dec. 7 on Endeavour, with the STS-113 crew, after six months on the International Space Station.

STS79-E-5300 (23 September 1996) --- Astronaut William F. Readdy (foreground), STS-79 commander, bids farewell to Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Y. Kaleri (left in background), Mir-22 flight engineer, and Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 commander, just prior to hatch closing, during Flight Day 8. The Americans and Russians will undock the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Russia's Mir Space Station later today.

STS081-E-05498 (16 Jan. 1997) --- Supplies and equipment transfer are the topic of the day, as the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station respective commanders have a discussion aboard the Orbiter. Left to right are cosmonauts Valeri G. Korzun and Aleksandr Y. Kaleri, Mir-22 commander and flight engineer respectively; along with astronaut Michael A. Baker, mission commander. The photograph was recorded with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) and later was downlinked to flight controllers in Houston, Texas.

STS79-E-5180 (20 September 1996) --- The entire crews of STS-79 and Mir-22 are shown during a gift exchange ceremony aboard Russia's Mir Space Station's Base Block, during Flight Day 5. Front row, from the left, John E. Blaha, Jerome (Jay) Apt, Carl E. Walz, Thomas D. Akers, Shannon W. Lucid, William F. Readdy and Valeri G. Korzun. Back row: Terrence W. Wilcutt and Aleksandr Y. Kaleri.

STS79-E-5090 (19 September 1996) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 commander, greets his American counterpart - astronaut William F. Readdy in the tunnel connecting the Space Shuttle Atlantis to Russia's Mir Space Station, during Flight Day 4. This mission marks the fourth such reunion involving astronauts and cosmonauts during the Shuttle era and the fifth overall, going back to the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) in 1975.

STS081-357-020 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, STS-81 mission specialist, compares notes with cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 mission commander. The two were involved with the transfer of supplies from the Space Shuttle Atlantis to Russia's Mir Space Station, during the docking mission.

STS79-E-5202 (21 September 1996) --- From the left, astronaut and cosmonaut guest researcher Shannon W. Lucid, cosmonauts Aleksandr Y. Kaleri and Valeri G. Korzun, the Mir-22 crew members, share a meal on the Space Shuttle Atlantis' mid deck, during Flight Day 6. Lucid will bid farewell to the two cosmonauts when she comes back to Earth next week, onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

JSC2001-E-39090 (18 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander representing Rosaviakosmos, uses the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to train for his duties on the International Space Station (ISS). This type of computer interface paired with virtual reality training hardware and software helps the entire team for dealing with ISS elements.

STS079-357-015 (20 Sept. 1996) --- Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, in one her final opportunities to work with cosmonauts on her record stay in space, joins cosmonaut Aleksandr Kaleri in securing empty food trays to be moved from Russia's Mir Space Station to the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Cosmonaut Valeri Korzun, Mir-22 commander, is busy with other chores in the background.

STS081-301-031 (12-22 Jan 1997) --- Shortly after docking of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station, crew members from the respective spacecraft begin to transfer hardware from the Spacehab Double Module (DM) onto the Mir complex. Here, cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 commander, along with astronauts Michael A. Baker, commander, and Brent W. Jett, Jr., pilot, unstow a gyrodyne, device for attitude control, transfer to Mir.

October 12, 2003, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (left to right) Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts arrive in Baikonur. Expedition 8 is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 18th onboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ISS005-E-18072 (October 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, cuts astronaut Peggy A. Whitson’s hair in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Whitson, flight engineer, holds a vacuum device the crew has fashioned to garner freshly cut hair, which is floating freely.

STS081-369-020 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins and two Mir-22 crewmembers stray from the conventional food fare as they open a box of chocolates on Russia's Mir Space Station's Base Block Module. Cosmonauts Aleksandr Y. Kaleri (left), flight engineer, and Valeri G. Korzun, share the treats.

STS081-372-018 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- One of his first acts as cosmonaut guest researcher for Mir-22 sees Jerry M. Linenger (right) check out his orlan space suit on Russia's Mir Space Station Base Block Module. Cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 mission commander, and the second of four commanders Linenger will be sharing in-space time aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Mir, congratulates the recent addition to the crew.

STS081-369-028 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- On the eve of undocking of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station, astronaut Michael A. Baker (center), STS-81 mission commander, bids farewell to cosmonauts Aleksandr Y. Kaleri (left), Mir-22 flight engineer, and Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 mission commander. The three are in the Base Block Module of the Mir complex.

ISS005- E-15375 (22 September 2002) --- This digital still camera's picture, taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 22, 2002, shows the central eye of Hurricane Isidore. The eye become less defined as the hurricane stalled and weakened over the Yucatan Peninsula near Merida. Onboard the orbital outpost for the Expedition Five mission are cosmonauts Valery G. Korzun, commander, and Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineer, both with Rosaviakosmos; and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, flight engineer.

STS081-E-05477 (16 Jan. 1997) --- In the Spacehab Double Module (DM), cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 commander, checks out the rails for a Russian Mir Space Station experiment called ALICE. The experiment is a cooperative project between France's Space Agency (CNES) and the Russian Space Agency (RSA). The photograph was recorded with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) and later was downlinked to flight controllers in Houston, Texas.

ISS005-E-18071 (October 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander, cuts astronaut Peggy A. Whitson’s hair in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Whitson, flight engineer, holds a vacuum device the crew has fashioned to garner freshly cut hair, which is floating freely.

STS081-343-014 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- Oranges and grapefruit brought up from Earth get a popular reception by the Mir-22 crewmembers. Left to right astronauts Peter J. K. (Jeff) Wisoff and John M. Grunsfeld, along with cosmonauts Aleksandr Y. Kaleri and Valeri G. Korzun, Mir-22 flight engineer and commander respectively, view the microgravity behavior of the seasonal gifts. Astronaut Michael A. Baker, mission commander, looks on at frame's right edge.

ISS005-E-21505 (25 November 2002) --- The Expedition Five crewmembers greet the Expedition Six and STS-113 crewmembers when the hatch to the Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA-2) on the International Space Station (ISS) was opened for the STS-113 ingress. Pictured are cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun (back to camera, left), Expedition Five mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (back to camera, right), Expedition Five NASA ISS science office. Pictured, left to right (background), are astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, Expedition Six mission commander; cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Expedition Six flight engineer; and astronaut James D. Wetherbee, STS-113 mission commander. Korzun and Budarin represent Rosaviakosmos.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, members of the STS-111 and Expedition 5 crews look over the payload. installed in Endeavour's payload bay. From left are Mission Specialists Philippe Perrin (kneeling) and Franklin Chang-Diaz, and Expedition 5 Commander Valeri Korzun, Sergei Treschev and Peggy Whitson. Perrin with the French Space Agency; Korzun and Treschev are with the Russian Space Agency. The crews are at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include payload familiarization and a simulated launch countdown. The mission crew also includes Commander Kenneth Cockrell and Pilot Paul Lockhart. The payload on the mission to the International Space Station includes the Mobile Base System, an Orbital Replacement Unit and Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The Expedition 5 crew is traveling on Endeavour to replace the Expedition 4 crew on the Station. Launch of Endeavour is scheduled for May 30, 2002.

STS113-342-006 (29 November 2002) --- The STS-113 (red shirts), Expedition Five (right) and Expedition Six crewmembers (left) gathered for a group photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). The STS-113 crew, front to back, are astronauts James D. Wetherbee, mission commander; John B. Herrington (left), Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, mission specialists; and Paul S. Lockhart, pilot. The Expedition Six crew, front to back, are astronauts Kenneth D. Bowersox, mission commander; Donald R. Pettit, NASA ISS science officer; and cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, flight engineer. The Expedition Five crew, front to back, are cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, NASA ISS science officer; and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineer. Korzun, Treschev and Budarin represent Rosaviakosmos.

STS112-331-031 (13 October 2002) --- The Expedition Five and STS-112 crews assemble for a group photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left, front row, are astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineer; cosmonauts Valery G. Korzun and Sergei Y. Treschev, Expedition Five mission commander and flight engineer, respectively. From the left, back row, are astronauts David A. Wolf, Sandra H. Magnus, both STS-112 mission specialists; Pamela A. Melroy, Jeffrey S. Ashby, STS-112 pilot and mission commander, respectively; Piers J. Sellers and cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, both STS-112 mission specialists. Korzun, Treschev and Yurchikhin represent Rosaviakosmos.

STS111-S-008 (5 June 2002) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour leaves the launch pad, headed into space for mission STS-111 to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff occurred at 5:22:49 p.m. (EDT), June 5, 2002. The STS-111 crew includes astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell, commander; Paul S. Lockhart, pilot, and Franklin R. Chang-Diaz and Philippe Perrin, mission specialists. Also onboard were the Expedition Five crew members including cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, commander, along with astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineers. Perrin represents CNES, the French space agency, and Korzun and Treschev are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Rosaviakosmos). This mission marks the 14th Shuttle flight to the International Space Station and the third Shuttle mission this year. Mission STS-111 is the 18th flight of Endeavour and the 110th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program.

JSC2002-00723 (29 March 2002) --- The STS-111 crewmembers and the Expedition Five crewmembers share a joint planning session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). Seated on the right side of the conference table are cosmonaut Valeri G. Korzun (foreground), Expedition Five mission commander, astronauts Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, STS-111 mission specialist, Paul S. Lockhart, STS-111 pilot, Kenneth D. Cockrell, STS-111 mission commander, and Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineer. Seated on the left side of the conference table are cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev (foreground), Expedition Five flight engineer, and astronaut Philippe Perrin (far end), STS-111 mission specialist. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos and Perrin represents CNES, the French Space Agency.

ISS005-E-20062 (9 November 2002) --- The Expedition Five and Soyuz 5 Taxi crews pose for a group photo in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). In the foreground is cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five mission commander. From the left, middle row, are Soyuz 5 Commander Sergei Zalyotin and Belgian Soyuz 5 Flight Engineer Frank DeWinne. From the left, back row, are astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineer; Soyuz 5 Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov; and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, Expedition Five flight engineer. Korzun, Treschev, Zalyotin and Lonchakov represent Rosaviakosmos and DeWinne represents the European Space Agency (ESA).