Expedition 34/35 backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin.

In Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 backup crewmembers Karen Nyberg of NASA (left) , Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) pose for pictures Dec. 9, 2012 in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during a traditional tour of the city. Prime crewmembers Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency will launch Dec. 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.
Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov