Aki Hoshide

JSC2012-E-096283 (22 June 2012) --- At the Kremlin Wall at Red Square in Moscow where Russian space icons are interred, Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency lays flowers June 22, 2012 as part of the traditional ceremonies prior to launch scheduled for July 15 (Kazakhstan time) to the International Space Station. Hoshide, along with NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko will fly to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2 for final preparations for their launch in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA