Expedition 54-55 backup crew members pose for pictures Dec. 6 in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during traditional pre-launch ceremonies.
jsc2017e136938 (Nov. 6, 2017) — In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 backup crew members Jeanette Epps of NASA (left), Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (right) pose for pictures Dec. 6 in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during traditional pre-launch ceremonies.