Behind their crew quarters at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA (left), Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov plant a tree November 8, 2011 as part of the traditional pre-launch ceremonies near their launch site. The trio will launch November 14 in their Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. Credit : NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Photographer Photographer: Victor Zelentsov
Date November 8, 2011