
JSC2008-E-032795 (8 April 2008) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov (center), Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko (right) and South Korean spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi bid farewell to well wishers April 8, 2008 prior to heading to the launch pad for their liftoff on the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Volkov and Kononenko will spend six months on the station, while Yi will spend nine days on the complex under a commercial agreement between South Korea and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA /Victor Zelentsov

JSC2005-E-06656 (16 Feb. 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei A. Volkov, Expedition 17 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency

ISS028-E-007684 (17 June 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, is pictured near the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

S124-E-006710 (6 June 2004) --- From the left, cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander; astronaut Mike Fossum, STS-124 mission specialist, and cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 flight engineer, enjoy one of the rare moments of leisure onboard the busy International Space Station.

ISS045E045610 (10/03/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren of Expedition 45 (left) provides a haircut to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov (right) aboard the International Space Station. Not having a convienent barbershop 250 miles above the Earth, the crew helps each other out with a trimming of the locks from time to time.

ISS028-E-020962 (3 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 23-minute spacewalk, Volkov and Samokutyaev moved a cargo boom from one airlock to another, installed a prototype laser communications system and deployed an amateur radio micro-satellite.

ISS028-E-020085 (30 July 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, poses for a photo with the KEDR satellite in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Volkov and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev (out of frame), flight engineer, will deploy the satellite during their spacewalk scheduled for Aug. 3, 2011.

ISS028-E-020965 (3 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev (out of frame), both Expedition 28 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 23-minute spacewalk, Volkov and Samokutyaev moved a cargo boom from one airlock to another, installed a prototype laser communications system and deployed an amateur radio micro-satellite.

S124-E-006648 (6 June 2008) --- Cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (right), Expedition 17 commander, and Oleg Kononenko, flight engineer, are pictured in the Zvezda service module while hosting the STS-124 Discovery crew for a meal time which afforded some rare leisure time for both crews.

ISS029-E-040701 (8 Nov. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 29 flight engineer, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

ISS029-E-040702 (8 Nov. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 29 flight engineer, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-011547 (20 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, trims NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff's hair in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. Volkov used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.

S135-E-009499 (18 July 2011) --- Inside the International Space Station's Node 1 or Unity, NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (right), STS-135 commander, talks with Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, on the final day of joint activities involving the station and space shuttle Atlantis crews. Photo credit: NASA

ISS017-E-006618 (9 May 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, smiles for a photo while floating in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-020716 (3 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev (out of frame), both Expedition 28 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 23-minute spacewalk, Volkov and Samokutyaev moved a cargo boom from one airlock to another, installed a prototype laser communications system and deployed an amateur radio micro-satellite.

ISS017-E-021990 (23 Oct. 2008) --- Cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, makes final preparations for his departure in the Soyuz TMA-12 docked with the International Space Station. The Soyuz undocked at 7:16 p.m. (CDT) on Oct. 23, 2008, carrying Volkov, cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov (out of frame), flight engineer; and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (out of frame).

ISS028-E-020718 (3 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev (out of frame), both Expedition 28 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 23-minute spacewalk, Volkov and Samokutyaev moved a cargo boom from one airlock to another, installed a prototype laser communications system and deployed an amateur radio micro-satellite.

ISS017-E-011287 (15 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov (bottom center), Expedition 17 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 54-minute spacewalk, Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (out of frame), flight engineer, continued to outfit the station's exterior, including the installation of a docking target on the Zvezda Service Module.

ISS017-E-011315 (15 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 54-minute spacewalk, Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (out of frame), flight engineer, continued to outfit the station's exterior, including the installation of a docking target on the Zvezda Service Module.

ISS017-E-011097 (15 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 54-minute spacewalk, Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (out of frame), flight engineer, continued to outfit the station's exterior, including the installation of a docking target on the Zvezda Service Module.

ISS017-E-011302 (15 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 54-minute spacewalk, Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (out of frame), flight engineer, continued to outfit the station's exterior, including the installation of a docking target on the Zvezda Service Module.

ISS017-E-006544 (12 May 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (left), Expedition 17 commander, and Oleg Kononenko, flight engineer, take a moment for a photo in the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) while it remains docked with the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-012861 (12 Aug. 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, performs in-flight maintenance on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-006543 (12 May 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (bottom), Expedition 17 commander, and Oleg Kononenko, flight engineer, take a moment for a photo in the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) while it remains docked with the International Space Station.

Expedition 29 Flight Engineer Sergei Volkov is seen in a gift of traditional Kazakhstan dress during a welcome ceremony at the Kustanay Airport in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. NASA Astronaut Mike Fossum, Russian Cosmonaut Volkov and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa returned from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 28 and 29 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov performs the traditional door signing Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Volkov was launched onboard the Soyuz rocket the following morning with Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japanase Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

ISS045E020492 (09/22/2015) --- NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (Left) and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Volkov (Center) and Mikhail Kornienko (right) review procedures aboard the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-009652 (24 June 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, holds a fresh onion near the galley in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-011578 (17 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, takes a moment for a photo as he works with equipment in the Zarya module of the International Space Station.

Expedition 29 Flight Engineer Sergei Volkov smiles as he is carried in a chair to the medical tent just minutes after he and Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum and Flight Engineer, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut, Satoshi Furukawa landed in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. NASA Astronaut Fossum, Russian Cosmonaut Volkov and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Furukawa are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 28 and 29 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS029-E-036135 (2 Nov. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov (right) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 29 flight engineers, are busy at work in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during rendezvous and docking activities of the ISS Progress 45 supply vehicle. Progress 45 docked at the Pirs docking compartment at 7:41 a.m. (EDT) on Nov. 2, 2011.

ISS029-E-036186 (2 Nov. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov (right) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 29 flight engineers, are busy at work in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during rendezvous and docking activities of the ISS Progress 45 supply vehicle. Progress 45 docked at the Pirs docking compartment at 7:41 a.m. (EDT) on Nov. 2, 2011.

ISS017-E-017415 (17 Sept. 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (left) and Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively, monitor data at the manual TORU docking system controls in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during the docking of the unpiloted Progress 30 supply vehicle. The Progress used the automated Kurs system to dock to Zvezda's aft port on Sept. 17.

ISS017-E-010362 (8 July 2008) --- Attired in their Russian Orlan spacesuits, Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (right) and Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively, prepare for their spacewalk scheduled for July 10. During the full dress rehearsal "dry run", the crewmembers tested translation capability and the status of the suits' communications gear and other systems while in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-017416 (17 Sept. 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, monitors data at the manual TORU docking system controls in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during the docking of the unpiloted Progress 30 supply vehicle. The Progress used the automated Kurs system to dock to Zvezda's aft port on Sept. 17.

ISS017-E-010985 (10 July 2008) --- Back inside Zvezda following a spacewalk, cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (right) and Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively, display a canister (floating freely in foreground) which contains the freshly retrieved pyrotechnic bolt from the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft. The pair, who represent the Russian Federal Space Agency, are pictured following their July 10 extravehicular activity in the thermal undergarments that typically complement the Russian Orlan spacesuit used for spacewalks.

ISS017-E-021295 (16 Oct. 2008) --- Cosmonaut Sergei Volkov (left), Expedition 17 commander, and astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, take a moment for a photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during handover operations between the newly arrived Expedition 18 crew and the off-going Expedition 17 crew.

ISS017-E-010359 (8 July 2008) --- Attired in their Russian Orlan spacesuits, Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (foreground) and Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively, prepare for their spacewalk scheduled for July 10. During the full dress rehearsal "dry run", the crewmembers tested translation capability and the status of the suits' communications gear and other systems while in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-017413 (17 Sept. 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (left) and Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively, monitor data at the manual TORU docking system controls in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during the docking of the unpiloted Progress 30 supply vehicle. The Progress used the automated Kurs system to dock to Zvezda's aft port on Sept. 17.

ISS017-E-010353 (8 July 2008) --- Attired in their Russian Orlan spacesuits, Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (right, partially out of frame) and Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively, prepare for their spacewalk scheduled for July 10. During the full dress rehearsal "dry run", the crewmembers tested translation capability and the status of the suits' communications gear and other systems while in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft will launch the following morning on June 8 carrying Volkov, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft will launch the following morning on June 8 carrying Volkov, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 29 Flight Engineer Sergei Volkov is welcomed home by colleagues and family in Star City, Russia on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Russian Cosmonaut Volkov, Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa returned to Arkalyk, Kazakhstan earlier in the day from over five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedtion 28 and 29 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft will launch the following morning on June 8 carrying Volkov, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft will launch the following morning on June 8 carrying Volkov, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 07-16-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: 28 crew member Mike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during Emergency Scenario Assigned to training in ISS mockups PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

ISS017-E-018973 (9 Oct. 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, works in the Kibo laboratory to move a zero-g stowage rack (ZSR) during a relocation task. The ZSR was previously in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

ISS017-E-010187 (1 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, holds covered extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment and tools within a caddy in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 07-13-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, US Lab Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 28 crew membersMike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during ACLS MEG I training. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 07-16-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: 28 crew member Mike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during Emergency Scenario Assigned to training in ISS mockups PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

ISS017-E-010186 (1 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, holds extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment and tools within a caddy in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 07-16-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: 28 crew member Mike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov during Emergency Scenario Assigned to training in ISS mockups PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

ISS017-E-011556 (20 July 2008) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer, trims Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov's hair in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. Chamitoff used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.

ISS017-E-006545 (12 May 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (left), Expedition 17 commander, and Oleg Kononenko, flight engineer, work with stowage bags in the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) while it remains docked with the International Space Station.

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov speaks during a press conference, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia speaks during a press conference, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 7, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum, left, Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov, center, and Satoshi Furukawa, sit in chairs outside the Soyuz TMA-02M Capsule just minutes after they landed in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. NASA Astronaut Fossum, Russian Cosmonaut Volkov and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Furukawa are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 28 and 29 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, right, have their Russian Sokol suits prepared for launch by a technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tueday, June 7, 2011. Fossum, Volkov and Furukawa and launched in their Soyuz TMA-02M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the following morning on June 8th. Photo Credit: (NASA/Roscosmos/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 28 JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, left, and Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov have their Russian Sokol suits prepared for launch by a technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tueday, June 7, 2011. Furukawa, Volkov and Fossum launched in their Soyuz TMA-02M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the following morning on June 8th. Photo Credit: (NASA/Roscosmos/Andrey Shelepin)

Seated from left, Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum, Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov, and Satoshi Furukawa are seen during a welcome ceremony and press conference at the Kustanay Airport in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. NASA Astronaut Fossum, Russian Cosmonaut Volkov and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Furukawa returned from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 28 and 29 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS017-E-011566 (21 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (foreground) and Oleg Kononenko (left background), Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively; along with NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, flight engineer, pose for a photo with a Russian Orlan spacesuit (left) and an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-019002 (14 Oct. 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (left), Oleg Kononenko (center), Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively; Yury Lonchakov (background, partially obscured), Expedition 18 flight engineer; and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott are pictured in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, and Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia share a laugh during a press conference, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Backup Expedition 13 Commander Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, left, Michael Fincke, NASA backup Flight Engineer and Science Officer, and backup Soyuz crew member Sergei Volkov, right, take a break from training at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Saturday, March 25, 2006. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, and Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia are seen during a press conference, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, looks on as Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov speaks during a press conference, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

ISS028-E-009754 (27 June 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, works with the new KPT-21 PK-3+ Plasma Crystal-3+ (Plazmennyi-Kristall-3 plus) Telescience payload in the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) of the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-009187 (22 June 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, works with the new KPT-21 PK-3+ Plasma Crystal-3+ (Plazmennyi-Kristall-3 plus) Telescience payload in the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) of the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-009756 (27 June 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, works with the new KPT-21 PK-3+ Plasma Crystal-3+ (Plazmennyi-Kristall-3 plus) Telescience payload in the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) of the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 28 Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, third from right sitting, and JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, second from right, sit while Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Volkov, Fossum and Furukawa are scheduled to launch in the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft to the International Space Station the following morning on June 8th. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 29 Flight Engineer Sergei Volkov shakes hands with Federal Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin as he is welcomed home in Star City, Russia on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Russian Cosmonaut Volkov, Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa returned to Arkalyk, Kazakhstan earlier in the day from over five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedtion 28 and 29 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS017-E-015230 (5 Sept. 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, makes preparations in the International Space Station's Zvezda Service Module for the undocking of the European Space Agency's (ESA) "Jules Verne" Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV). The ATV departed from the aft port of Zvezda at 4:29 p.m. (CDT) on Sept. 5, 2008 and was placed in a parking orbit for three weeks, scheduled to be deorbited on Sept. 29 when lighting conditions are correct for an ESA imagery experiment of reentry.

Expedition 43 backup crew members Jeff Williams of NASA, left, Sergei Volkov, center, and Alexey Ovchinin, of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) depart the Cosmonaut Hotel after morning classes, Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, and Russian Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) are 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 28 crew members, Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, Soyuz commander Sergei Volkov, center, and Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, pose for a photograph on the grounds of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Star City, Russia. The crew later departed for Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for their June launch onboard a Soyuz rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 crew members, Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, left, Soyuz commander Sergei Volkov, center, and Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, answer reporters questions during a crew departure press conference held on the grounds of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Star City, Russia. The crew later departed for Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for their June launch onboard a Soyuz rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 crew members Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia, right, and NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum wave after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked, Tuesday Jun 7, 2011, in preparation for launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-02M rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Sergei A. Volkov, left, backup Soyuz crew member, Michael Fincke, Expedition 13 backup Flight Engineer and Science Officer, and Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, right, Expedition 13 backup Commander, take a break from training at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, March 25, 2006. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 crew members, Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, left, Soyuz commander Sergei Volkov, center, and Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, answer reporters questions during a crew departure press conference held on the grounds of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Star City, Russia. The crew later departed for Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for their June launch onboard a Soyuz rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 43 backup crew member Sergei Volkov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), left, and Expedition 43 prime crew member Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos watch television during a break between classes, Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kornienko and fellow crew members, NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos are 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 28 crew members from bottom, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa wave from the bottom of the Soyuz rocket prior to their launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 13 backup crew members, Sergei Volkov, left, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Soyuz crew member; Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Commander; and Michael Fincke, right, Science Officer and Flight Engineer, during a tour of the Soyuz launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Sunday, March 26, 2006. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 28 crew members from bottom, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa wave from the bottom of the Soyuz rocket prior to their launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, right, speaks as Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia looks on during a press conference, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, right, speaks as NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, and Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia look on during a press conference, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, right, are seen during a press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, June 6, 2011. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

The crew of Expedition 28 depart the Cosmonaut Hotel on the evening before their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Pictured from left is Expedition 28 Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov and JAXA Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov, right, and Expedition 28 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Mike Fossum sit after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The crew of Expedition 28 will launch onboard their Soyuz TMA-02M on the morning of June 8 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA backup Flight Engineer Don Pettit are seen seated during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 28 to the International Space Station, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, right, are seen during a press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, June 6, 2011. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

The crew of Expedition 28 gives the thumbs after having their Russian Sokol suits prepared for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in Kazakhstan. Pictured from left are NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa. Photo Credit: (NASA/Roscosmos/Andrey Shelepin)

JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 28 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, right, waves to friends and family, while Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov looks on at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The crew of Expedition 28 will launch onboard their Soyuz TMA-02M on the morning of June 8 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov, center, stands with NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, and Japan Aerospace Exploratin Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 28 to the International Space Station, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)