The Expedition 38/39 backup crew members participate in a traditional meal in a Kazakh "yurt" or tent Oct. 27 during a tour of Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
JSC2013-E-091192 (27 Oct. 2013)— The Expedition 38/39 backup crew members participate in a traditional meal in a Kazakh “yurt” or tent Oct. 27 during a tour of Baikonur, Kazakhstan. NASA’s Reid Wiseman (left), Max Suraev (center) and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (right) 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 to 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