Zhezkazgan Space Ceremony

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)

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)