
The phrase "encircling the Earth" has a double entendre flavor to it in this picture showing all six Expedition 39…

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is seen docked to the International Space Station, as photographed by one of the Expedition 39…

One of the Expedition 39 crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed a half moon above Earth's horizon on…

NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works in the U.S. laboratory Destiny of the International Space Station, preparing…

In the Harmony node of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 39 flight engineer, prepares culture…

NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works with NanoRacks hardware in the Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace…

NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works with NanoRacks hardware in the Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace…

In the Harmony node of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works with…

In the Harmony node of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works with…

Expedition 40/41 backup crew member Terry Virts of NASA (front row, left) signs a ceremonial book at the Gagarin Museum.