Expedition 40 Preflight

Expedition 40 Soyuz Commander Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, left and Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA are seen after being helped into their Russian Sokol suit as the pair and fellow cremate, Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, ESA,  prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Suraev, Gerst, and Wiseman on a five and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station.   Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

Expedition 40 Soyuz Commander Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, left and Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA are seen after being helped into their Russian Sokol suit as the pair and fellow cremate, Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, ESA, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Suraev, Gerst, and Wiseman on a five and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)