Expedition 31 Crew Prepares For Launch

Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka lies in a chair to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-04M on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Padalka, Flight Engineer Sergei Revin and Flight Engineer Joe Acaba onboard, launched at 9:01 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, May 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)