Backup Expedition 34/35 crewmember Luca Parmitano shares a moment of conversation with prime crewmembers.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, backup Expedition 34/35 crewmember Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) shares a moment of conversation with prime crewmembers Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA (left) and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) during a “fit check” dress rehearsal Dec. 7, 2012. Marshburn, Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency are preparing for launch Dec. 19 in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.
Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov