Expedition 41 State Commission

Expedition 41 prime crew members, from left to right, Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA, Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos are seen here with the backup crew members, Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA, Soyuz Commander Gennadi Padalka of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos at the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 41 to the International Space Station in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Wedneday, Sept. 24, 2014. The mission to the is set to launch Sept. 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)