With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expedition 38 prime crew members pose for pictures October 26 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
JSC2013-E-090967 (26 Oct. 2013) — With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expedition 38 prime crew members pose for pictures October 26 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. From left to right are Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and NASA Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio. After the photo opportunity, the crew members flew to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch scheduled for Nov. 7, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA