Expedition 29 crew members bid farewell to Expedition 28 crew members prior to boarding their Soyuz spacecraft for their trip back to Earth.

Expedition 29 crew members bid farewell to Expedition 28 crew members in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station prior to boarding their Soyuz spacecraft for their trip back to Earth. Pictured in the foreground are NASA astronauts Mike Fossum, Expedition 29 commander; and Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer. Pictured in the background are Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 29 flight engineer; and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer.