The Expedition 38/39 backup crew members pose for pictures in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during a tour of the city of Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
JSC2013-E-091190 (27 Oct. 2013) — The Expedition 38/39 backup crew members pose for pictures in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during a tour of the city of Baikonur, Kazakhstan Oct. 27. Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (left), Russian cosmonaut Max Suraev (center) and Reid Wiseman of NASA 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