Expedition 35 Docking

William Gerstenmaier (second from right), NASA Associate Administrator Human Exploration and Operations speaks at a press conference following the successful single-day launch-to-docking of the Soyuz TMA-08M with the International Space Station on Friday, March 29, 2013 at the Baikonur Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz reached the station in less than six hours and after only four orbits, instead of its usual two-day route, carrying the Expedition 35 crew of Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)