Expedition 27 Preflight

Expedition 27 Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Alexander Samokutyaev participate in a news conference held March 11, 2011 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Garan, Borisenko and Samokutyaev will launch in the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 30 (Kazakhstan time) for a 5 ½ month stay on the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll