Expedition 27 Preflight

Against a backdrop of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow March 11, 2011, (from left to right) Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev, Andrey Borisenko and NASA astronaut Ron Garan prepare to lay flowers in a ceremonial tribute to Russian icons as part of activities leading to their launch March 30 (Kazakhstan time) in the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to spend 5 ½ months on the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Mark Polansky