The prime and backup crews for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft to the International Space Station conduct their ceremonial tour of Red Square May 31, 2010 prior to flying to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final prelaunch preparations. From left to right are prime crewmembers Doug Wheelock, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Shannon Walker and backup crewmembers Cady Coleman, Dmitri Kondratiev and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency. Wheelock, Walker and Yurchikhin are scheduled to liftoff June 16 to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll and Mark Polansky
Date May 31, 2010