In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 38/39 backup crew members Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (left),Russian cosmonaut Max Suraev (center) and Reid Wiseman of NASA pose for pictures on Oct. 28 following a dress rehearsal fit check.
JSC2013-E-091202 (28 Oct. 2013) — In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 38/39 backup crew members Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (left),Russian cosmonaut Max Suraev (center) and Reid Wiseman of NASA pose for pictures on Oct. 28 following a dress rehearsal fit check. The three are understudies to the prime crew, Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and Rick Mastracchio of NASA, who are scheduled launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft from Baikonur to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov