(26 April 2012) -- At the headquarters of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Expedition 31 prime and backup crewmembers pose for a photo with Roscosmos officials. From left: Expedition 31 prime crew of NASA flight engineer Joe Acaba, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Sergei Revin. At center: Vladimir Popovkin, Head of Roscosmos; Alex Krasnov Director, Piloted Programs, Russian Federal Space Agency; and Expedition 31 backup crewmembers - cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin, and Kevin Ford of NASA. Padalka, Revin and Acaba are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station May 15 in their Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft. Photo credit:NASA
Date April 26, 2012