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State Commission Meeting for Expedition 38 Launch

State Commission Meeting for Expedition 38 Launch
From left behind glass, Expedition 38 prime crew members, Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA are joined with Expedition 38 backup crew members, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev of Roscosmos and Reid

201311060008hq (6 Nov. 2013) — From left behind glass, Expedition 38 prime crew members, Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA are joined with Expedition 38 backup crew members, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev of Roscosmos and Reid Wiseman of NASA during the State Commission meeting held to approve the Soyuz launch of the crew for a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station, Nov. 6, 2013 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls