William Gerstenmaier, NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, left, is seen speaking with Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, ESA, back right, Soyuz Commander Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, center right, and Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA, front right, following Russian Sokol suit pressure checks in preparation for their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft, Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Gerst, Suraev, and Wiseman will spend five and a half months living and working on board the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)