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At Red Square in Moscow, the Expedition 40/41 backup and prime crewmembers pose for pictures on a stage May 8 that is set up for a concert May 9 to celebrate the 
Russian holiday of Victory Day May 9. From left to right are backup crewmembers Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency, and prime crewmembers Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev of Roscosmos and Reid Wiseman of NASA. Gerst, Suraev and Wiseman are preparing for launch May 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.

NASA/Stephanie Stoll

1183A: At Red Square in Moscow, the Expedition 40/41 backup and prime crewmembers pose for pictures on a stage May 8 that is set up for a concert May 9 to celebrate the Russian holiday of Victory Day May 9. From left to right are backup crewmembers Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency, and prime crewmembers Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev of Roscosmos and Reid Wiseman of NASA. Gerst, Suraev and Wiseman are preparing for launch May 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll